Waters · United States
Umpqua River (Elkton) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 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: good (76/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Umpqua River (Elkton) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 24.5°C (76°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR shows the water level steady (0 cm/24h).
Umpqua River (Elkton) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 24.5°C (76°F)
- Discharge: 22.3 m³/s (788 cfs) — down 0% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR · reading 49 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 78/100
- 14:00–16:00 local time — score 73/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 75/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 76 — good | 78 — good | 77 — good |
| Steelhead | 25 — poor | 24 — poor | 26 — poor |
| Chinook salmon | 49 — fair | 49 — fair | 53 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Umpqua River (Elkton) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:03:42 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON, OR · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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