Local Waters
Clackamas River (Milo McIver)
Estacada, OR · about 45 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The state-park Clackamas, not the Barton lot we already list.
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, Salmon.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- Milo McIver State Park lots and boat ramp. Day-use fee. ADA fishing site.
- Walk in
- Park roads and trails to the river.
- Wading
- Wadable in summer. Winter is a drift.
- Usual window
- Late-April trout; steelhead and salmon on their own calendar.
- Sunday conditions
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SSW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 80° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:05
- Wind at dawn
- SSW 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 60°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SSW 3 mph
- 10am: S 1 mph
- 2pm: NNW 2 mph
- dusk: N 8 mph
- Flow
- 624 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.41 ft · 4:45 pm · Clackamas River at Estacada · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- A setup that belongs here
- 6- or 7-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named state park. We already list Barton / Estacada. 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.