Local Waters
Alton Baker Canoe Canal
Eugene, OR · about 3 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
Town water, stocked, a first cast in Eugene.
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
- Alton Baker Park lots. City park.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Friday conditions
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NNW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:29 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:58
- Wind at dawn
- NNW 1 mph · Mostly Clear · 54°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: NNW 1 mph
- 10am: N 1 mph
- 2pm: NNW 5 mph
- dusk: NNW 6 mph
- Flow
- 1770 cfs · 6.93 ft · 63°F water · 10:20 am · MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR COBURG, OR · USGS gauge
- Next dawn (Saturday)
- Weather is not in yet.
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Willamette. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Caddis Fly — book a day
Eugene, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: McKenzie and Willamette Valley public water
Shop desk. Ask who they send west of the Cascades.