Umpqua River fishing guide

Public access & launches

Extensive public bank access along the Umpqua River, computed from public land ownership and hydrography.

• Hinsdale Garden
  Boat launch
• East Launch Ramp
  Boat launch
• Boat Launch
  Boat launch
• Tyee Campground UmpquaBureau of Land Management
  Boat access
• Alfred S. Tyson ParkCity of Elkton
  Boat access
• Bolin IslandOregon Parks and Recreation Department
  Boat access
• Cleveland RapidsDouglas County
  Boat access
• Gardiner RampDouglas County
  Boat access
• Osprey Boat RampBureau of Land Management
  Boat access
• River Forks ParkDouglas County
  Boat access
• Sawyers RapidsDouglas County
  Boat access
• Scottsburg ParkDouglas County
  Boat access

Regulations

• Southwest Zone

  The following apply to open sections from mouth to marker below Soda Springs Dam: * Catch-and-release for rainbow and cutthroat trout May 22 - Oct 31. Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery coho salmon. * Mouth to Old Hwy 99 bridge Open for Chinook salmon Feb 1 - Jun 30. Use of bait allowed. Old Hwy 99 bridge to 200 ft above Winchester Dam Closed . * 200 ft above Winchester Dam to Lone Rock slide put in (BLM Rec. Site) Open for Chinook salmon Feb 1 - Jun 30. Use of bait allowed. * Lone Rock slide put in (BLM Rec. Site) to markers (painted lines) above Rock Cr Open for Chinook salmon Feb 1 - Jun 30. Use of bait allowed. No angling from a floating device. Anti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18 and 36 inches Mar 1 - Jul 31 (See Anti-Snagging Gear Restriction Rules ). Markers (painted lines) above Rock Cr to Fly Area Boundary at Deadline Falls Closed . * Fly Area Boundary at Deadline Falls to marker below Soda Springs Dam near power plant enclosure Any type of rod or reel permitted. No angling from a floating device. No added weights or attachments (including strike indicators) to line, leader or fly, except non-fly monofilament lines may have a bobber or similar device attached. Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to use of single, barbless artificial fly Jan 1 - Jun 30 and Oct 1 - Dec 31. Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to use of single, barbless, unweighted, artificial fly Jul 1 - Sep 30. Marker below Soda Springs Dam near power plant enclosure to Slide Cr Dam (including Soda Springs Reservoir) Closed . Tributaries from mouth to Lone Rock Slide put-in. Open for trout, May 22 - Sep 15, catch-and-release only. Artificial flies and lures only. Tributaries from Lone Rock slide put-in to Soda Springs Dam. Closed . Tributaries from Soda Springs Dam to Slide Creek Dam Catch-and-release for trout May 22 - Oct 31. Artificial flies and lures only. Fish Creek closed from mouth to USFS Rd 3701 (Big Camas) Bridge. Mainstem and tributarie

• Steelhead

  Season

  Effective August 10 through November 30, 2026

  Angling for and retention of steelhead is closed. All other permanent rules for the Southwest Zone remain in effect.

• Southwest Zone

  Open for trout, May 22 - Sep 15, catch-and-release only. Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery coho salmon Jan 1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31. Use of bait allowed. Closed May 1-21 and Sep 16 - Nov 30. Tributaries below Jackson Cr Bridge Open for trout, May 22 - Sep 15, catch-and-release only. Artificial flies and lures only. Jackson Cr and tributaries closed . See Cow Creek. Mainstem and tributaries above Jackson Cr Bridge Closed .

• Southwest Zone

  The following applies to open sections from Scottsburg Bridge upstream to the River Forks boat ramp: * From Jun 1 - Sep 30, angling is closed within 200 feet from all portions of a tributary's mouth. Angling is also closed 200 feet upstream into any open tributary from the mouth. * From the visible tips of the jetties to the North and South Umpqua confluence Open for trout, May 22 - Oct 31, catch-and-release only. Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery coho salmon. Open for Chinook salmon Feb 1 - Jun 30. Open for Chinook salmon Jul 1 - Nov 30. Use of bait allowed. * Tributaries of the Mainstem mouth to North and South Umpqua confluence Open for trout May 22 - Sep 15, 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length. Use of bait allowed only in tidewater. See North Fork Smith River and Smith River.

• Southwest Zone

  Water body listed with no further rule text provided.

As of 2026-09-01.Guidance, not legal advice — always confirm current rules with the state.Official Oregon regulations

What’s in it

Recorded in/near this water. Occurrence-based unless a higher-confidence source is shown — see it per-species in the app.

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Oregon field notes

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Forest Park Is 5,200 Acres and the Gorge Is 40 Minutes. Here's How to Use Both.

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Portland, OR

Urban Fishing in Portland: Salmon in the Willamette, Smallmouth Under the Bridges, and Sturgeon Past the Skyline

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Birding Portland: The Island Where Half the Units Close in October

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The Timberline Trail: 41 Miles Around Mount Hood, and the River Crossing That Stops People

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South Sister Without a Rope: Oregon's Easiest Big Summit Is Still a Long Day

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