North and mainstem Umpqua River, Oregon


A river with many faces, the Umpqua provides challenges for every season. Cascading whitewater and deep blue bedrock studded runs grace the North Fork providing picturesque opportunity for fly rodders in search of summer run steelhead from five to fifteen pounds. The thirty miles of fly only water are much the same today as when Zane Grey sated piscatorial urges here decades ago. These searun rainbows arrive in earnest from late June to the end of October and can be taken with skating drys or swung wets just under the surface. The North is not a fishery for those who shy form challenge. Wading can be tricky, but here reward is commensurate with effort. The dynamic explosion of a large healthy fish attempting to rip the reel from its seating combined with some of the most scenic landscape in the West makes for an adrenaline rush and memorable angling. Late winter and early spring finds winter run steelhead available in the North Fork as a precursor to a healthy fall chinook run. These are selective biters and not for the angler who is short on patience.

The main stem of the Umpqua from the confluence of the North and South forks provides outstanding smallmouth bass fishing from June through September. Hundred fish days are not uncommon with two to four pounders abundant and eager for buggy patterns both subsurface and on top. Your arm will wear down before the fish do here on one of the Wests' most prolific smallmouth fisheries.

A striper and fishery exists in the lower river as these voracious predators roam the lower river to ambush steelhead and salmon smolts on their journey to the sea. A heavy run of shad provides plenty of action in the spring to round out the full meal deal available on the Umpqua, an accessible and exciting destination fishery.

Additional photos from the Umpqua

Clothing and equipment checklist -- Summer, Winter

Spey Line Specifications

Pricing:

$375.00	Full day float trip. For 1 or 2 anglers. Includes: Transportation from Eugene or Roseburg, lunch, beverages, flies, leader and tippet.
$350.00	Full day walk and wade trip. For 1 or 2 anglers. Includes: Transportation from Eugene or Roseburg, lunch, beverages, flies, leader and tippet. This is for the "Fly Only Water" section of the North Umpqua.
$4165.00	8 nights/6 days all inclusive package. This exclusive trip includes: Round trip private air charter from Seattle to Glide/Roseburg, private lodging on river, all meals and beverages, all flies, leaders and tippet, guiding and ground transportation at both ends. Price is per angler, based on 4 anglers traveling from Seattle together at same time. Price is subject to change without notice due to fluctuating airplane fuel costs.
	Demo gear is available for all our bass and steelhead trips.

Species	Season/(Best)	Location
Winter Steelhead	February-March (March)	North Fork
Shad	March-May (May)	Main Stem
Spring Chinook	March-June (June)	Main Stem, North Fork
Stripers	April- October (May)	Main Stem
Summer Steelhead	June-October (August)	North Fork
Smallmouth Bass	June-October (July-August)	Main Stem

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