Native/hatchery info...

[rogerdodger]

quick question for those familiar with the Umpqua: what is the hatchery status?

Which runs have clipped fish and roughly what is the native/clipped catch ratio?

cheers, roger

 

[troutdude]

Have you visited the Hatchery (or ODFW) web site? Have you called them? That's gonna give you the correct information; and right from the horse's mouth.

 

[Thuggin4Life]

Hatchery fish? What a joke.

 

[JeannaJigs]

One thing or another always seems to happen at the hatchery resulting in massive smolt deaths. The natives farrrrr outnumber the hatchery fish. I think this hatchery has more problems than any of the others in the state, not sure what the deal is. Glad our license and tag dollars are managed awesome. That said, if you don't mind catch and release, there are some brutes waiting in the depths.

 

[rogerdodger]

One thing or another always seems to happen at the hatchery resulting in massive smolt deaths. The natives farrrrr outnumber the hatchery fish. I think this hatchery has more problems than any of the others in the state, not sure what the deal is. Glad our license and tag dollars are managed awesome. That said, if you don't mind catch and release, there are some brutes waiting in the depths.

thanks Jeanna, not good news but I guess these things can be turned around, I will check with ODFW and see if they have in news/info.

 

[hawgcaller]

Never seen a hatchery fish from the Umpqua with my own eyes, i'm surprised any make it at all with the smallmouth situation.

 

[JeannaJigs]

Whether they're natives or hatchery fish, there are still a ton of large steelhead in there. I guess it just depends on your expectations. If you want meat, it's not a meat market fishery, but if you want to feel those vicious headshakes and do some c&r then it's an amazing place to be.

 

[plumb2fish]

No place in Oregon I would rather fish than the North Umpqua in March and April....have had a few great days down there....
The hatchery is actually on Rock Creek(a tributary of the North), but there are no winter steelhead smolts released into the north. The hatchery fish are released into the south near the casino(at least some of them). They are a later returning strain of hatchery fish and can be caught well into April. The smolt release was down to like 16000 three years(meaning very few returning adults). They have done a lot better the last few years and there should be a decent return this year. Saw one clipped fish caught on Sunday and heard of a few others. Still 10-1 native to hatchery at best....but the natives are awesome.
The north does have a hatchery summer steelhead program...as well as spring chinook...