Umpqua River, North Fork

GAGE LOCATION

DAY/YEAR
GRAPHS

CURRENT
STAGE/FLOW

WHAT TIME

Steamboat Ck at Steamboat

7 30 year

0.33 / 49

1 am

Little River near Peel

7 30 year

2.35 / 27

1 am

N. Umpqua at Copland

7 30 year

4.95 / 833

11 pm Yest.

N. Umpqua at Wright Creek

7 30 year

- / -

N/A

N. Umpqua at Winchester

7 30 year

2.04 / 853

1 am

CITY

Roseburg

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC

A little cooler weather combined with some rain should turn the fish on. At the beginning of September, your best fishing will be in the early morning (all days) and evening (when it's not hot). But as the sun gets lower, the canyon will be more shaded and you can fish for more of the day.

If you are new to this river, or you just want to learn to fish it better, consider hiring a guide. The North Umpqua's structure makes it a tricky river to learn how to fish. Guides are almost always a benefit, on any water, but they are particularly so on the North Umpqua. See also the interview Frank Moore on the North Umpqua; Frank is the dean of the river and one of Oregon's finest gentlemen.

Remember, no weighted flies.

As more rain falls, many of the steelhead will head for spawning tributaries, but there should still be plenty of fish in the river and they will be more active once some rain falls.