May 14, 2025 3:40 a.m.

The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person involved in the unlawful take and waste of a wild steelhead on the North Umpqua River at Amacher Park just north of Roseburg in the Winchester area.

An OSP release said wild steelhead retention is prohibited on the Umpqua system.

On Thursday, May 8th, a father and son were contacted in the parking lot at Amacher Park. A wild steelhead was later found stashed in the bushes where one of the individuals had been fishing. The individuals were not positively identified during the contact and fled the scene before the steelhead was found.

They were driving a gray or silver SUV, similar to a Toyota Highlander. They may be from the Springfield area and sometimes fish in the Dollar Hole on the Main Umpqua.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIP hotline at 800-452-7888. Senior Trooper Kyle Bachmeier can also be contacted through OSP’s Southern Command Center at 800-442-2068. Callers can remain anonymous.