Local Waters
Ben Irving Reservoir
Tenmile, OR · about 68 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)
Roseburg 50-in-60 leftover — the Tenmile reservoir.
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.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- Douglas County Ben Irving Reservoir lot and ramp off Ireland Rd / Berry Creek Rd, about 11 miles west of I-5 on Hwy 42. Parking fee.
- Walk in
- Short from the county lot to the ramp and bank.
- Wading
- Ramp bank and boat.
- Usual window
- Stocked trout; crappie, bluegill, bass. Confirm ODFW.
- Tuesday conditions
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W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 90° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:30 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:03
- Wind at dawn
- W 1 mph · Partly Cloudy · 55°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 1 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: E 2 mph
- dusk: N 3 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Roseburg. Named county ramp. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
No shop pinned yet. Ask around before you invent a honey hole.
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.