Local Waters

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Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Agate Reservoir

White City, OR · about 4 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)

Medford 50-in-60 leftover — the White City reservoir Easy Angling skipped.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season
Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
Jackson County Agate Lake day-use and electric-motor ramp off E Antelope Rd / Agate Dam Access Rd. Open dawn to dusk, no parking fee.
Walk in
Short from the county lot to the ramp and bank.
Wading
Ramp bank. Electric motors only.
Usual window
Trout in the cool months; bass and panfish after. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 83° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:04
Wind at dawn
W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 2 mph
  • 10am: W 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: W 13 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt.
Notes
ODFW 50-in-60 Medford. Named Jackson County park. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke

How did it go

Shops

Ashland Fly Shop

55 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
Call

Rogue, Applegate, high lakes. Confirm the address if they have moved.

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Valley of the Rogue State Park

Campground · 2 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks

On the Rogue. Legal camp if you want dawn without a motel.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Weasku Inn

Inn · 5 min to the water · Year-round — book ahead

Indoor bed on the Rogue above Grants Pass. Shop in town in the morning.

Dogs: Ask

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

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