Local Waters

← Around Sisters

Lake / pond Open — west-side trout

Black Butte Ranch lakes

Black Butte Ranch, OR · about 20 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)

Private land. Fish only if the landowner still allows it. Ask, stay where they said, leave gates as you found them. This is not a state lot.

Named resort lakes. Listed so testers know they are members-only.

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.

  • Trout Trout
  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Sunfish and crappie Sunfish and crappie

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass.

Season
Typical opener Apr 25 through October. Wild fish, flies, and C&R stretches are common. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
Member / guest lakes at Black Butte Ranch. Private. Not a public lot. Metolius public lots at Camp Sherman are the walk-in pin.
Walk in
Short walk from the signed access.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
Confirm the current rule for this week.
Tuesday conditions

N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
🌧️ 82° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 9:28 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:45
Wind at dawn
N 5 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 70°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 5 mph
  • 10am: E 6 mph
  • 2pm: E 8 mph
  • dusk: E 7 mph
A setup that belongs here
4-wt stillwater.
Notes
Private resort. Book / member. Confirm ODFW.

Member / guest water. Not a public lot.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

N 5 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers

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 Fly Fisher's Place

151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours

Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.

Call Website

Fin & Fire

Redmond, OR
Call

Redmond desk. Crooked River country. Confirm the street address.

Call Website

The Patient Angler

50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call

Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.

Call Website

Confluence Fly Shop

375 SW Powerhouse Dr #100, Bend, OR 97702
Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm

Old Mill Bend shop. Deschutes in town.

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