Umatilla National Forest

Fish and Wildlife

Fishing Opportunities:

From parks to ponds, Heppner Ranger District is where to go to experience a wide variety of great fishing locations.

A large variety of fishing opportunities (rivers, streams, and ponds) exist on the North Fork John Day Ranger District near Ukiah, Oregon.

A variety of popular kinds of fish are represented on the Pomeroy Ranger District. These include rainbow trout, bull trout, steelhead, spring/summer chinook salmon, and whitefish.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with the Umatilla National Forest, stock six ponds on the south end of the Walla Walla Ranger District with catchable sized rainbow trout.

Free Fishing Derby

National Fishing week is an annual celebration designed to increase public awareness of the joys of recreational fishing and conservation of our fisheries resource. Free fishing days, are offered by the states of Oregon and Washington and set the stage for the variety of organized events. Fishing instruction, games, snacks, prizes and environmental education activities make each event a day of fun and discovery for children and adults alike.

Free fishing derbies are planned on the Umatilla National Forest in celebration of National Fishing Week. So grab your kids and head out to one of the sponsored events. Children participating in these events need to bring their own fishing gear and must be accompanied by an adult.

Links:

• RecFish
• American Sportfishing Association
• Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
• Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
• Fish & Wildlife - Region 1
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Animal Inn
• Fly Hatch Chart (Blue Mountain Flycasters of NE Oregon)

National Fishing Week:

• 2009 News Release
• National Fishing Week Site
  

Wildlife Links:

• Blue Mountain Wildlife
• Dead Bird Reporting
• Wildlife Friendly Fences
• Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Recreation Report
• Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
• Wolves in Oregon

CONTACTS:

Respect the Rivers

Umatilla National Forest
2517 S.W. Hailey Avenue
Pendleton, OR 97801

541-278-3716