Local Waters
Deschutes River (Warm Springs / Trout Creek)
Warm Springs, OR · about 45 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The canyon day from Madras.
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
- BLM Trout Creek and Warm Springs boat ramps. Stay off reservation water.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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NW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 79° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:21 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:49
- Wind at dawn
- NW 5 mph · Partly Sunny · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: NW 5 mph
- 10am: W 5 mph
- 2pm: S 5 mph
- dusk: SW 10 mph
- Flow
- 3510 cfs · in a wadable band · 2.63 ft · 57°F water · 10:30 am · Deschutes near Madras · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- Weather is not in yet.
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Public BLM. Reservation land is not a walk-in. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Deschutes Angler
504 Deschutes Ave, Maupin, OR 97037
Seasonal — call
Lower Deschutes desk. Ask them where you can stand.
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
Fly and Field Outfitters
35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call
Bend shop. Stillwater and river.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Maupin City Park
Campground · 3 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm the city
In town, short walk to the BLM river. Book Friday if you want Saturday dawn.
Dogs: Ask
Imperial River Company
Inn · 2 min to the water · Seasonal — book ahead
The Deschutes overnight in Maupin. Shop and river in the same breath.
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.
Deschutes Angler — book a day
Maupin, OR · drift / wade · Ask the shop
Good for: Lower Deschutes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.