Local Waters

← Around Somerville

River Open — summer low / warm

Beaver Creek (Ona Beach)

Seal Rock, OR · about 68 hours from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

The Seal Rock creek ODFW lists next to the Alsea — a state park lot on 101.

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); Oregon angling license covers the coast — check endorsements
Park
OPRD Ona Beach State Park lot on Hwy 101 at Beaver Creek, south of Newport. State park day-use. The creek meets the beach at the park.
Walk in
Short from the park lot to the creek and beach.
Wading
Tide at the mouth. Small creek above.
Usual window
Cutthroat and a winter run when open. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

W 17 mph.

Sky
☀️ 88° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:26 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:12
Wind at dawn
W 17 mph · Patchy Blowing Dust · 88°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 17 mph
  • 10am: W 17 mph
  • 2pm: W 17 mph
  • dusk: W 17 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
Named state park. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 17 mph · Patchy Blowing Dust

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

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

Call Website

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