Local Waters
Middle Deschutes (Bend / Tumalo)
Bend / Tumalo · about 15 min from Bend
🌔 WSW 7 mph · Sunny · 11 cfs
Town water if you sleep in Bend.
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What’s on
Near Bend · New England, Pennsylvania, Oregon. New in town
Saturday, August 22. Not a bite score.
Day report
Weather, light, and water at a glance. Tap a day to plan around it.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Salmon.
Three to consider
54 public waters in this drive. One salt, one river, one pond when we have them. Nearest 40 also listed.
Bend Pine Nursery Pond
Bend · about 15 min from Bend
🌔 WSW 7 mph · Sunny
Bend 50-in-90 leftover — the in-town pond that is not youth-only.
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Shevlin Pond
Bend · about 15 min from Bend
🌔 WSW 7 mph · Sunny
Named Bend pond. Youth water next to the Deschutes park.
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No salt within this drive from Bend. Stretch the radius or pick another town.
Also in range
- Tumalo Creek (Tumalo Falls) River · about 30 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Fireman's Pond Lake / pond · about 35 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Three Creek Lake Lake / pond · about 35 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Upper Deschutes (Sunriver / Wickiup) River · about 35 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Todd Lake Lake / pond · about 40 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Crooked River (Smith Rock) River · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Devils Lake (Cascade Lakes) Lake / pond · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- East Lake Lake / pond · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Fall River River · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Little Deschutes (La Pine State Park) River · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Paulina Creek (McKay Crossing) River · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Paulina Lake Lake / pond · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Sparks Lake Lake / pond · about 45 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Big Lava Lake Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Black Butte Ranch lakes Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Crooked River (below Bowman Dam) River · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Deschutes River (Steelhead Falls) River · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Elk Lake Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Hosmer Lake Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Little Lava Lake Lake / pond · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Whychus Creek (Alder Springs) River · about 50 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Opal Springs River · about 55 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Prineville Reservoir Lake / pond · about 55 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Prineville Youth Pond Lake / pond · about 55 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Scott Lake Lake / pond · about 55 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Crane Prairie Reservoir Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Cultus Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Haystack Reservoir Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Lake Billy Chinook Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Lake Creek Lodge (Metolius) River · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Little Cultus Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Metolius River (Camp Sherman) River · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- North Twin Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Ochoco Reservoir Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- South Twin Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Suttle Lake Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Wickiup Reservoir Lake / pond · about 60 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Big Lake (Santiam Pass) Lake / pond · about 65 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Lake Simtustus (Perry South) Lake / pond · about 65 min · Open — summer low / warm
- Square Lake (Santiam Pass) Lake / pond · about 65 min · Open — summer low / warm