group logoUmpqua Live Fish Cam
Donate
U
Umpqua Fish@umpqua_fish

"Spring" "Time" "March" Predictions

Time marches forward into spring of 2024. It is time for the annual UmpquaFish.com predictions for springtime viewing of our LiveCam. The next few weeks is usually when over 25% of the winter steelhead population will continue their forward migration to their spawning homewaters destination in the North Umpqua. Our first prediction is the count will reach over 6000 fish and could end up being the highest return in the past few years. Secondly, the first "spring chinook" will be seen in the viewing window in the next couple weeks. Be looking for this leader of many more of this species to follow when the water temperature nears the 50-degree mark. You could be eligible for a prize from the Derby when you send in a time-stamped photo from the live-streaming video. The third prediction is guaranteed to happen this weekend..the clock on the wall will return to "realtime" for about 6 months and we will thankfully receive fewer questions about if the fish see the time is off by an hour as some fish appear to look at it sometimes.

Different species is now migrating.

Different species is now migrating.

It's time to check on your fish identification knowledge when you are looking at the Derby’s live-streaming video.

U

Umpqua Fish

2026 Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby Grants

2026 Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby Grants

U

Umpqua Fish

100-Year Low Flows Put North Umpqua Wild Steelhead at Risk

100-Year Low Flows Put North Umpqua Wild Steelhead at Risk

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.

U

Umpqua Fish

Historic Low Water Levels on the North Umpqua River Continue

Historic Low Water Levels on the North Umpqua River Continue

Yes, the current North Umpqua River flow is at a historic lowest level. No significant rainfall is predicted for the next several days.

U

Umpqua Fish

Powerhouse Electric Joins Hatchery Rebuild Project

Powerhouse Electric Joins Hatchery Rebuild Project

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.

U

Umpqua Fish

First Spring Chinook Appears on March 24th

First Spring Chinook Appears on March 24th

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.

U

Umpqua Fish