Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Estacada Lake

Estacada, OR · about 45 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

Portland 50-in-60 leftover — the Clackamas reservoir behind River Mill, not Faraday.

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.

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie Sunfish and crappie

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass.

Season
Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
Estacada Lake / River Mill boat ramp and ADA platform on Kilowatt Lane. Milo McIver ramp is the lower-end launch.
Walk in
Short from the ramp lot. Platform is the non-boating bank.
Wading
Mostly boat. Platform and ramp bank.
Usual window
Trout, plus salmon and steelhead moving through. Confirm ODFW.
Friday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky
⛅ 84° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:25 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:56
Wind at dawn
0 mph · Mostly Clear · 55°F
Wind later
  • dawn: 0 mph
  • 10am: 0 mph
  • 2pm: W 1 mph
  • dusk: N 2 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt.
Notes
ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named PGE/county ramp and platform. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

? mph · Mostly Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

Royal Treatment Fly Fishing

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

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Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters

10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call

NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.

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The Fly Fishing Shop

67296 E Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067
Call

Sandy River / Mt. Hood desk. Confirm hours.

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The Portland Fly Shop

1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)

NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.

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Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

Royal Treatment — book a day

West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day

Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette

Shop desk for Portland-side testers.

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If this isn’t the day