Local Waters

← Around Portsmouth

River Open — summer low / warm

Coast Fork Willamette (Mount Pisgah)

Eugene, OR · about 67 hours from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

The Eugene-side Willamette fork Cascade Family Flyfishers fish in town.

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
Lane County Buford Park / Mount Pisgah lot off Seavey Loop Rd at the Coast Fork. County park. Cottage Grove has more lots upstream.
Walk in
Park paths to the Coast Fork.
Wading
Valley river. Summer is low and warm.
Usual window
Spring trout; watch summer temps. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

NE 12 mph.

Sky
🌧️ 71° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 9:22 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
Wind at dawn
NE 12 mph · Patchy Drizzle · 71°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NE 12 mph
  • 10am: NE 12 mph
  • 2pm: NE 12 mph
  • dusk: NE 9 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
Named Lane County park. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

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

NE 12 mph · Patchy Drizzle

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 Caddis Fly Angling Shop

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

The Caddis Fly — book a day

Eugene, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day

Good for: McKenzie and Willamette Valley public water

Shop desk. Ask who they send west of the Cascades.

If this isn’t the day