Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Chickahominy Reservoir

Riley / Burns, OR · about 5 hours from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

The Hwy 20 desert reservoir a southeast angler would notice missing.

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
BLM Chickahominy Recreation Site on Hwy 20, 32 miles west of Burns. Paved ramp, camp, fish-cleaning station. Fee for overnight.
Walk in
Short walk from the public lot.
Wading
Campground bank and boat. Wind and drought draw it down.
Usual window
Confirm ODFW for this week.
Saturday conditions

W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 83° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:10 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:53
Wind at dawn
W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 2 mph
  • 10am: W 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: W 13 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
Notes
Named BLM recreation site. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke

How did it go

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.

If this isn’t the day