Local Waters
Clackamas River (Barton / Estacada)
Barton / Estacada, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The other metro river if the Sandy is blown.
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
- Barton Park and Estacada public lots. Fees at some Metro parks.
- Walk in
- Short walks from park lots to bars.
- Wading
- Bigger water. Respect the push.
- Usual window
- Late April through fall; winter steelhead on its own calendar.
- Saturday conditions
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N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 72° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:17 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 9 mph
- 2pm: NE 9 mph
- dusk: NE 6 mph
- Flow
- 614 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.39 ft · 5:45 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, nymphs and streamers.
- Notes
- Public west-side river. Steelhead, trout, the odd salmon. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
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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.