100-year record low flows combined with very high summertime water temperatures. Only wild summer steelhead are present in the river now since hatchery program was eliminated. Yet the same groups that say they want to protect this wild fish population are continuing to increase the prespawning mortality rate by hooking and releasing these fish throughout the day, every day.
Yes, the current North Umpqua River flow is at a historic lowest level. No significant rainfall is predicted for the next several days.
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Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby teams up with Powerhouse Electric to help the North Umpqua River Spring Chinook program at Rock Creek Hatchery as part of the rebuild hatchery project.
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March was another great month for fish returning to the North Umpqua River. Not only did 4,000 winter steelhead pass upstream to add to the current total count of over 10,000, a few early spring chinook migrated through the fish ladder. The first one was a beautiful large fish and arrived on March 24th. This springer will find a quiet, deep pool in the river to hold during its no-food diet until September when it will spawn in a nearby gravel riffle.
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What's so special about this winter steelhead counted on March 10th at 8:05 PM by our project? It is the 8,000th fish for the 2025-26 North Umpqua River return and reported just a day after it occurred. There will be several more steelhead migrating upstream to spawn over the next several weeks to count and update for everyone. The total count could reach 10,000 by the end of April and be one of the highest number for this population in recent years. Thank you for watching our LiveCam Video.
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Spring weather is here and that means Spring Chinook will arrive in the next few days. The water temperature just hit 50 degrees for the first time in 2026, which is a great predictor for the arrival of the first springer in the North Umpqua River.
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Are you watching... 12 steelhead passing through the fish ladder in just 15 minutes. This year’s returns continue to be very high numbers and it is still 60 days away from the end of the migration period. A great start to the month of March.
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