Umpqua River in Elkton

[knucklehead 61]

i got invited at the last minute to go fishing with a friend from eugene last sunday.
we went to elkton & fished for small mouth bass & something he called "pumpkin seeds" that looked like brightly colored perch type fish.
had a nice time, i cought about 20 fish total (all released) & when it got too hot to fish we jumped in for a swim.
the water was very low & very warm.
what a great day!

 

[coyo7e]

Hehe, good to know that things are still the same as they were when I was a kid and lived in Drain. Sliding the boat down the hill from the road, floating for smallies all day.. And tons of crawdads!

 

[jamisonace]

Can anyone suggest a float that a drift boat could make it through at low water?

 

[rogerdodger]

Can anyone suggest a float that a drift boat could make it through at low water?

I think the Columbia still has enough water below Bonneville for drift boats...

 

[jamisonace]

I think the Columbia still has enough water below Bonneville for drift boats...

I hear it's running too skinny for a drift boat up there. Haha

Hitting the river at Umpqua Landing tomorrow. We plan on eating fish tacos and crawdad tails tomorrow night.

 

[TTFishon]

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[Fishermen Jim]

Hitting the river at Umpqua Landing tomorrow. We plan on eating fish tacos and crawdad tails tomorrow night.

Any idea how's the current river condition? I am hearing that there is to much moss to fight through, and heavy fishing restrictions on the Umpqua currently. I was hoping to get down there this week some time.

 

[eat, sleep, fish]

Any idea how's the current river condition? I am hearing that there is to much moss to fight through, and heavy fishing restrictions on the Umpqua currently. I was hoping to get down there this week some time.

Small mouth fishing has been good in the river, and a few salmon are being caught down in the bay and more just outside in the ocean. It's too warm for the salmon and steelhead to move upstream.

 

[jamisonace]

We did pretty good. Didn't notice too much moss.

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[Fishermen Jim]

We did pretty good. Didn't notice too much moss.

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I mean algae, but went to the Alsea and picked up a mess of crawfish.

 

[rogerdodger]

I mean algae, but went to the Alsea and picked up a mess of crawfish.

excellent...

 

[Throbbit _Shane]

I mean algae, but went to the Alsea and picked up a mess of crawfish.

YUM!

I just got back from the Umpqua, the moss/algae isn't bad yet.