Good Numbers of Fish this Fall

Umatilla River - Umatilla, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-23-2024
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With cooler weather and an end to irrigation season, the Umatilla River has been seeing fall Chinook, coho, and steelhead in good numbers. It appears the brood needs for fall Chinook will be met from the run return that currently numbers just under 3,000 fish. Coho have returned just over 2,280 fish so far. The coho return is expected to be more than3,000 fish for the year.

There is now a new regulation in place with a hook gap size that may not exceed 3/8 inch in the section of the Umatilla River above the CTUIR reservation. This new regulation is to protect bull trout and decrease the chance of hooking mortality. As a reminder, if you catch a bull trout, recognized by its white spots, please keep it in the water and release it as quickly as possible. No targeting of bull trout is allowed in the Umatilla River.





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