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Actual Total Fish Counts and Hourly Migration Behavior since October 2023

The actual fish counts based on accurate input from our Derby's live-streaming video are now updated for the period October 1st to December 15th, 2023. There were 7704 total fish that migrated upstream during this period. This count included summer steelhead, winter steelhead (wild and hatchery), fall chinook (adults and jacks), coho (adults and jacks), cutthroat trout, and largescale suckers. Coho counts were the highest with 4570 fish during October, 2381 fish in November, and 95 for the December 1-15 period. The total coho count is 7046 to date. Fall chinook actual fish counts were 108 in October, 8 in November, and none for December for a total count of 116 fall chinook for the 2023 return year. The 2024 winter steelhead count started on December 1st and continues to April 30th. A total of 99 wild steelhead and 1 Ad-clipped steelhead were counted through December 15th. The most "active" fish migration in October was the 13th with 42 fish and the peak hour was around midnight. In November, the most active day was the 6th with 1284 fish migration upstream in a 24-hour period. That day included a 15-minute segment when 67 fish were counted. The peak hour remained around 1:00 AM. The December total fish count through the 15th is 201. With the change of daily flows and temperatures, the most active time for fish migration is now in the late afternoon. Thank you for watching fish on our live-streaming FishCam. The Derby will continue to update actual fish counts and migration behavior for everyone to follow throughout the next year. Happy Holidays to all from the Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby.

8,000th Winter Steelhead Counted in North Umpqua

8,000th Winter Steelhead Counted in North Umpqua

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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Watch for Spring Chinook at Winchester Dam

Watch for Spring Chinook at Winchester Dam

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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Watch Steelhead Easily Traverse the Fish Ladder

Watch Steelhead Easily Traverse the Fish Ladder

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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New Live Fish Chart Features Added

New Live Fish Chart Features Added

Moses built some more features on the new live dashboard! There is now live season fish charts showing this year's run compared to last year as well as lots of other data. You can check it out at https://live.umpquafish.com/ Great job Moses Finlay!

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Mid-Season Steelhead Count Tops 5000

Mid-Season Steelhead Count Tops 5000

The North Umpqua River winter steelhead strong returns continued last week with over 1500 fish counted. The mid-season number of steelhead to date is now over 5,000. Early predictions estimate the total runsize will be well over 8,000 fish by the end of April.

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3,500 Steelhead Count at Winchester Fish Cam

3,500 Steelhead Count at Winchester Fish Cam

Another great day to watch several hundred winter steelhead move upstream through the fish ladder at Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River. With almost 500 fish counted on February 10th and more observed yesterday, the 2026 steelhead return is now over 3,500 and not even halfway through the normal run timing for this population. There is no winter steelhead hatchery program for the North Umpqua and only a very small number of fish stray from the South Umpqua River hatchery smolt release.

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