Local Waters
South Umpqua River (Stewart Park)
Roseburg, OR · about 3 hours from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
The South Fork in town — smallmouth and steelhead, a named city park.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Salmon.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- City of Roseburg Stewart Park lots on the South Umpqua. City park, restrooms, paths. Also River Forks is the mainstem confluence already in the catalog.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lots to the river.
- Wading
- Mostly bank in town. Winter flow is a boat.
- Usual window
- Smallmouth in summer; steelhead on the official season. Confirm ODFW.
- Sunday conditions
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SSW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 80° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:26 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- SSW 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 60°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SSW 3 mph
- 10am: S 1 mph
- 2pm: NNW 2 mph
- dusk: N 8 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 6-wt.
- Notes
- Named city park. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.