1. UMPQUA RIVER
The Umpqua River (main stem) flows from the River Forks near Roseburg to the Pacific Ocean at Winchester Bay.  The river flows through agriculture land and timberlands mostly, providing exciting scenery and wildlife sightings.  The system has large pools, fast water with deep holes, excellent drifting waters and plug waters.  The river bottom is mostly gravel, cobbles with larger rock.  Depending on season this river system provides excellent fishing opportunities for all species of fish listed.  Small mouth Bass fishing is becoming very popular on the Main Umpqua. You will not be bored fishing for the smallies; your arms will tire from catching fish.  This is great fun for kids; anyone who is impatient or waiting for the bite will enjoy this fishing experience.
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3. NORTH UMPQUA RIVER
The North Umpqua River has great scenery and is much like the Main Umpqua only on a smaller scale.  The water from this system is cooler than the Main and South Umpqua providing excellent summer Steelhead fishing.  This river is known for some of the largest summer Steelhead taken in Oregon.  There are good numbers of winter Steelhead, spring Chinook and Coho.    Drift boat fishing is very popular on this system.
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7. SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER
The South Umpqua River is an outstanding fishery for winter Steelhead.  Much of the river system has a gravel bottom great for long drifts.  Big hard fighting Steelhead are caught using several techniques, mostly from drift boats. 
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6. COQUILLE RIVERS
The Coquille Rivers  (Main, South, East Forks) for the most part are slow moving, with many excellent drifts in the upper sections.  The lower sections are influenced by tides.  For the most part these rivers are narrow with pools making targeting fish a little easier.  The upper sections are known for excellent winter Steelhead fishing.  The lower sections are known for Chinook fishing.  There are BIG fish to be caught in these systems.
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5. ELK RIVER
The Elk River system is a small clear river with an excellent fall Chinook fishery. A very popular river due to the very bright fall Chinook run during a season when other rivers are out of shape, or lack the numbers of fish.  The Elk River clears fast after storms and fresh fish move into the system.  Best fishing from drift boats; very little public access from the banks.  The Elk River has very hard fighting Steelhead with excellent drift fishing sections.  This is a short river system so there is always fresh fish – hard fighters!
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2. SIXES RIVER
The Sixes River is a small and short river like the Elk River, but has a different bottom.  The Elk River has a rock bottom; the Sixes River is sandy, silt and gravel.  This river does not clear as fast as the Elk.  Most always has a green cast to it, which at times is a plus.  Fish don’t spook as easy; even with much fishing pressure, fish will bite.  Like the Elk, the Sixes River has a good Chinook and Steelhead fishery. 
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COOS RIVER
The Coos River is similar to both the Smith and Millicoma Rivers in the upper sections, but is a much larger river in the lower section.  The Coos has good bay fishing also.  Chinook and Coho are the hot fishery in the lower section and carries up into the upper section.  Trolling is most popular; many other methods are used.
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MILLICOMA RIVER
The Millicoma River is much like the Smith River only a little smaller.  The fish seem to range a little smaller than the Smith River.  Bobber and trolling are the popular method of fishing.
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