May 8—The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, along with the staff at the Umpqua River Lighthouse and Douglas County Coastal History Museum recently announced they have opened a local Artisan ...

Jan. 7—Keeping adult and jack wild spring Chinook salmon on the North and mainstem Umpqua rivers will be prohibited Feb. 1 — June 30, 2024, ODFW announced today. Anglers may still retain hatchery ...

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife For the second time in three years, the North Umpqua River and its tributaries will be closed to all fishing for several months. The Oregon Department of Fish ...

In 1894, the wick of the rebuilt Umpqua River Lighthouse was lit for the first time, guiding sailors through the mist and fog ...

The Umpqua River pinkfin run is still happening and should last until the first week of August, but as the fishery winds down, the fishing will become increasingly inconsistent. Right now there are ...

Call it fishing for a good cause. A series of fishing derbies and festivals have sprung up across Oregon with a singular goal: getting smallmouth bass out of the river. While they’re a popular ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recent count of spring-run Chinook salmon returning to the South Umpqua River showed just 17 wild adult fish detected during snorkel ...

A 50-year-old man from Mapleton died while swimming in the North Umpqua River on Aug. 2, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Jonathon Vasquez had been swimming in the river when he went ...

You have to hike to see the ancient pictographs and historic fire lookouts of the North Umpqua. Prehistoric rock art is rare in western Oregon, where the rainy climate generally erodes the drawings.

A wildfire in 2020 destroyed the waterfall trails of the North Umpqua River, right? Well, no. The jungly 1.3-mile path to Wolf Creek Falls didn’t burn at all, and the most spectacular of the burned ...

Tucked away in southern Oregon, the Umpqua Valley may not have the name recognition of California's iconic Napa Valley. However, this fertile stretch of land has built a reputation for exceptional ...