Umatilla River Fish Report for 5-4-2022
The flows in the Umatilla came up me up in the past week
Umatilla River - Umatilla, OR
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-4-2022
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Summer steelhead fishing on the Umatilla River is now closed.
The spring Chinook season opened on April 15. There is a predicated run of approximately 3,000 spring Chinook returning to the Umatilla River. A total of 113 spring Chinook have been counted at TMFD so far this run year, with 73 over the past week. Fishing has been slow up to date, but there have been anglers out trying to take advantage of the early bright fish and the fish are starting to show up in the past week.
The flows in the Umatilla came up me up in the past week from all the rain over the weekend, but flows are starting to drop slightly and this is when anglers should really concentrate their efforts as the increase in flows tends to move fish into the system. Anglers should start to find success as the clarity of the river improves and the river starts to drop. Most anglers use egg set up with a slinky weigh bounced off the bottom or a some have found success with spinners with water temperatures being relatively cold.
Trout fishing on the Umatilla River, and its tributaries, is closed currently and reopens May 22. Bass and other warmwater species remain open all year.
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