Local Waters
Chickahominy Reservoir
Riley / Burns, OR · about 4 hours from Maupin (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.
- Thursday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⚡ 81° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:15 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:45
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Sunny · 57°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: S 2 mph
- 2pm: S 6 mph
- dusk: S 3 mph
- Next dawn (Friday)
- SW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 1 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Named BLM recreation site. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Thursday evening and Friday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
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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.