Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

River Open — summer low / warm

Abiqua Creek

Silverton, OR · about 65 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

Silverton trib testers ask about. Town water is public; the falls are a different, messier story.

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.

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie Sunfish and crappie

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Salmon.

Season
Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
City of Silverton / Oregon Garden area public lots on Abiqua Creek in town. City public. The falls trail is unofficial, often crowded, and not a state lot — ask and stay where signs allow.
Walk in
Short walk from the signed access.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
Confirm the current rule for this week.
Saturday conditions

W 12 mph.

Sky
⛅ 79° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:08
Wind at dawn
W 12 mph · Clear · 79°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 12 mph
  • 10am: W 12 mph
  • 2pm: W 12 mph
  • dusk: W 12 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
Named city access in Silverton. Confirm ODFW. Falls trail is not a state park.

Abiqua Falls is not a signed state lot. Town water in Silverton is the honest public pin.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

W 12 mph · Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

Royal Treatment Fly Fishing

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

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The Portland Fly Shop

1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)

NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.

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Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters

10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call

NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.

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Watershed Fly Shop

351 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333
Tue–Sat 10am–6pm (confirm)

Corvallis desk. Alsea, Marys, mid-Willamette. Confirm the address if they have moved.

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Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.

If this isn’t the day