Local Waters
Dexter Reservoir
Dexter / Lowell, OR · about 60 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
Lower Middle Fork Willamette 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
- Dexter State Rec Site.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Friday conditions
-
S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 82° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:29 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:56
- Wind at dawn
- S 2 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 67°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 2 mph
- 10am: S 5 mph
- 2pm: SE 8 mph
- dusk: S 6 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Willamette. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.