Freestone · Volcanic · Oregon

North Umpqua River

A fishing boat on the turquoise North Umpqua River beneath a highway bridge, with forested hills in the background.
Poor · Rainbow Trout
Parachute Adams · 12-18
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River steady at a fishable height. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
80% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.54 mLast reading 18h ago
  • Water temp21.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams12-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.54 m
Last reading 18h ago
Water temp21.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindE 4 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Warm — slow
21.6°Cideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 21.6°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
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American March BrownHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fly-fishing-only, single barbless, catch-and-release all wild fish in the deadline water
  • Frequent summer emergency closures tied to dam counts and temperature — verify ODFW before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water here at 21.6°C. Nothing cooler within range.
Gallery · 2
  1. A fishing boat on the turquoise North Umpqua River beneath a highway bridge, with forested hills in the background.
    North Umpqua River, Douglas County, Oregon
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

This is fragile, conservation-heavy water. Oregon Coast steelhead are not ESA-listed, but ESA-listed Oregon Coast coho share the basin and are not a target. The hatchery summer-steelhead program here has been curtailed; the wild fish are the whole point. Single barbless, keep them wet, and accept that 'fishable' and 'responsible' are not always the same word on the North Umpqua.

Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Impaired
  • Fish consumption: Impaired
What this classification means

Fish consumption: Consumption advisory — fish for sport, not the table.

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'North Umpqua River' (OR_SR_1710030108_02_105342), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Temperature, Hydrologic Alteration, Toxic Inorganics. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · OR_SR_1710030108_02_105342

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 80%
How the 17 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature16 × 28%4.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Limiting factor: Water temperature (21.6°C) is outside Rainbow Trout's preferred range (10–18°C)= 57
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–18 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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