Local Waters
Cougar Reservoir (Slide Creek)
Blue River, OR · about 65 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
Lane County 65 leftover — the McKenzie-side USFS reservoir.
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
- USFS Slide Creek Campground and day-use on Forest Rd 500 off Aufderheide (FR 19), east bank of Cougar Reservoir.
- Walk in
- Short from Slide Creek to the water. Upper-end coves for bank.
- Wading
- Camp bank and boat.
- Usual window
- Trout. Confirm ODFW.
- Wednesday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:58
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: WNW 3 mph
- dusk: NW 6 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 65 Lane County. Named USFS campground. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
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.