Local Waters
Empire Lakes (John Topits)
Coos Bay, OR · about 5 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
In-town Coos Bay lakes, stocked and warmwater.
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
- John Topits City Park lots off Newmark Ave. Paved trail, cartop launch.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Bank and trail. Non-motorized.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Tuesday conditions
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NNW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:32 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- NNW 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 63°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: NNW 3 mph
- 10am: N 2 mph
- 2pm: WNW 2 mph
- dusk: WNW 3 mph
- Next dawn (Wednesday)
- W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · W 3 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- ODFW 50 south-coast. Named city park. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Tuesday evening and Wednesday 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
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.