Local Waters
Bethany Pond
Beaverton, OR · about 4 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)
Portland 50-in-60 leftover — the Washington County stocked pond.
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
- Tualatin Hills Bethany Lake Park gravel lot off NW 185th Ave just north of Westview High School. Dawn to dusk.
- Walk in
- Short from the 185th lot. Paved trail.
- Wading
- Bank. Not a wade river.
- Usual window
- Stocked trout in early spring; warmwater year-round. Confirm ODFW.
- Wednesday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:03
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: WNW 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named THPRD park. Confirm ODFW.
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.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.