West Coast
North Umpqua River
Live Conditions
North Umpqua River — North Umpqua at Winchester
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
29.34 inHg · → High/stable
Voluntary Catch-and-Release Advisory
Water temperature is at or above 65°F. At these temperatures trout are physiologically stressed and have a higher post-release mortality rate. Consider waiting for cooler conditions — early morning or evening — or choosing a tailwater with regulated temperatures.
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
85° / 52°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
77° / 56°
Wed
🌧️Rain
60° / 56°
0.56"
Thu
🌧️Rain showers
62° / 48°
0.43"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 736 CFS · 67.3°F · STEELHEAD continuing — best month for swung-fly fishing. BWOs returning. Mahogany Duns. Crisp mornings
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's North Umpqua River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
North Umpqua River · September · Early Fall
🟢 Active now at 67.3°F water
🟡 Approaching — within 5°F of trigger range
Select month
STEELHEAD continuing — best month for swung-fly fishing. BWOs returning. Mahogany Duns. Crisp mornings, low water.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About North Umpqua River
Southern Oregon freestone river with a legendary summer steelhead run — technical dry-fly water through one of the most dramatic forested canyons in the West. The fly-only Wild and Scenic corridor between Soda Springs Dam and Rock Creek is a bucket-list anadromous fly fishery.
Regulations
Fly fishing only in the North Umpqua Wild and Scenic corridor (Soda Springs Dam to Rock Creek). Wild steelhead must be released. Combined Angling Tag required for steelhead.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish North Umpqua River with more confidence.
Oregon Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Licenses, the Combined Angling Tag for steelhead and salmon, the wild fish release rule (intact adipose = wild = release), federally protected Bull…
Trout Species of Oregon
Oregon's iconic Deschutes redsides, the world-famous summer steelhead of the North Umpqua and Rogue, native coastal cutthroat (resident and sea-run),…
Deschutes River Guide: Oregon's Desert Trout and Steelhead River
The lower Deschutes canyon holds hard-fighting native redside rainbows and one of Oregon's best summer steelhead runs. How to approach this high…