Waters · United States
Umpqua River (Elkton) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The main stem below the forks is a smallmouth river of genuinely absurd numbers in summer, and a steelhead and salmon corridor for the rest of the year.
Today's report: excellent (83/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Umpqua River (Elkton) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 19.0°C (66°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR shows the water level falling (0 cm/24h).
Umpqua River (Elkton) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 19.0°C (66°F)
- Discharge: 29.7 m³/s (1,049 cfs) — down 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR · reading 61 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 83/100
- 15:00–17:00 local time — score 82/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 83 — excellent | 77 — good | 73 — good |
| Steelhead | 73 — good | 74 — good | 74 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 82 — excellent | 86 — excellent | 85 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Umpqua River (Elkton) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+0.95)
- river flow: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.84)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:16:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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