Local Waters
Middle Deschutes (Bend / Tumalo)
Bend / Tumalo, OR · about 65 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)
Town water if you sleep in Bend.
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
- Tumalo State Park, Pioneer Park, and city trails. Day-use fees at some lots.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Sunday conditions
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S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:17 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:59
- Wind at dawn
- S 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 59°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: S 3 mph
- 10am: W 1 mph
- 2pm: NW 3 mph
- dusk: N 6 mph
- Flow
- 11 cfs · 0.15 ft · 44°F water · 2:45 pm · BRIDGE CREEK BELOW INTAKE, NEAR BEND, OR · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Central. Public parks and trail easements. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Tumalo State Park
Campground · 12 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks
On the in-town Deschutes. Legal camp if you want dawn without a motel.
Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules
Riverhouse on the Deschutes
Hotel · 8 min to the water · Year-round
Indoor bed on the river through town. Book two nights if you want the morning.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.