Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Emigrant Lake

Ashland, OR · about 6 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

Ashland's 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

County park ramps. Fees.

Walk in

Short walk from the public lot.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Friday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky: ☀️ fair
Sun and moon: Rise 9:23 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:04
Next dawn (Saturday): N 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · N 2 mph

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.

Notes

Easy Angling Southwest. Confirm ODFW.

Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

Shops

Ashland Fly Shop

55 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
Call

Rogue, Applegate, high lakes. Confirm the address if they have moved.

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Valley of the Rogue State Park

Campground · 2 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks

On the Rogue. Legal camp if you want dawn without a motel.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Weasku Inn

Inn · 5 min to the water · Year-round — book ahead

Indoor bed on the Rogue above Grants Pass. Shop in town in the morning.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

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.