Local Waters
East Lake
Newberry Caldera, OR · about 75 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
Caldera trout and a weekend camp.
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
- East Lake Campground and resort lots. Day-use / camp fees.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Mostly boat, tube, or bank. Not a wade river.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Friday conditions
-
S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 82° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:22 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:50
- 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 Central. Public USFS. 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.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.