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Category Archives: North Umpqua River Fishing Reports
Umpqua Steelhead moving upstream
Larry Hansen sent us this photo of an absolute chrome hog wild Umpqua Steelhead. The fish is back in the water and headed upstream. Most of the fish in the lower river near Elkton, Bunch Bar, Sawyers Rapids appear to have … Continue reading
McKenzie, Willamette and North Umpqua fishing reports
Fall like weather has prolonged trout fishing, and made fall and winter steelhead available to the fly angler all of November and amazingly into December. Today you will find water levels on the Mckenzie, The Middle Fork of the Willamette, main-stem … Continue reading
Q&A with Jim Van Loan, Steamboat Inn North Umpqua River
Jim Van Loan, proprietor of the Steamboat Inn on the North Umpqua likes his steelhead wild and wary, not brainless bruisers dispensed from an ODFW fillet factory. Van Loan has been arguing at ODFW hearings, championing habitat over hatcheries and … Continue reading
Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua — photos, conservation and friendship
A couple weeks ago, I received a copy of Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua, a book of photographs of the river, its character and inhabitants, posthumously published by his wife, Mary Kay Callaghan. It’s a beautiful book, 156 photographs taken over … Continue reading
North Umpqua in great shape, fishing fair
Barrett, Tye and myself left Eugene at 4am this morning and headed down to the North Umpqua. We’d had some good reports of steelhead coming to the skated dry fly. Matt Sigmeund had a fish come to the surface the … Continue reading
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North Umpqua coming around
The North Umqua River has dropped to a fine fishable level. Enough fish have past over Winchester Dam that fly anglers are having success in the fly fishing only section of the North Umqua. Things appear to be a little … Continue reading
Wild Umpqua Steelhead need your help
We received this info from the Steamboaters: On Monday May 5th 2008 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced their proposed changes to the 2009-2012 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. There are eight different proposed regulations that would allow for … Continue reading
Wild Steelhead on the move and on the Grab
Matt Sigmeund, Gardner Floor Covering co-owner and spey casting guru and Barrett Christiansen Caddis Fly guide/employee and fly tying guru headed down to the Umpqua yesterday. Despite some big snow flakes and overall cold conditions the two anglers had some good fishing. … Continue reading
Steelhead numbers excellent on the North Umpqua
Winter steelhead continue to head upstream in a high and cold North Umpqua. While this is prime time for the fly fishing only section of the river, high water has made things tough. As I write this the river has … Continue reading
Despite high water North Umpqua produces some nice fish over the weekend
Caddis Fly guide Jeff Carr found some gorgeous winter steelhead this weekend on the North Umpqua. The river is running a bit high but still fishable. Jeff was swinging articulated leaches on this Sage 13′ #7 z-axis spey rod. His … Continue reading
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Snow Melt hampers winter run steelhead anglers
Late last week the N. Umpqua dropped into great shape and the fishing picked up. Wednesday-Saturday yielding results for many of the anglers on the river. Late Saturday the river starting rising back up, cold water from low elevation snow … Continue reading
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North Umpqua Fly Water heating up.
The river has been dropping steadily and good numbers of fish have been showing up in the fly water section of the North Umpqua. Lead Eyed eggs or Egg-Sucking stones with an egg dropper are catching fish. Fish slow and on … Continue reading
North Umpqua fast and cold — like you like your women
The North Umpqua is staged for a tremendous winter run for wild steelhead. Water conditions are less than ideal being high and cold. Numbers are great over Winchester Dam. As weather warms and fish move out of the lower river … Continue reading