Montana Fish Report

UMATILLA RIVER: Fall Chinook, coho, summer steelhead, trout, bass, walleye

Steelhead fishing has been good on the Umatilla River. Anglers can expect to find fish throughout the river.

There is now a new regulation in place with a hook gap size that may not exceed 3/8 inch in the section of the Umatilla River above the CTUIR reservation. This new regulation is to protect bull trout and decrease the chance of hooking mortality. As a reminder, if you catch a bull trout, recognized by its white spots, please keep it in the water and release it as quickly as possible. Targeting bull trout is NOT allowed in the Umatilla River.