Local Waters

← Around Eugene

River Open — summer low / warm

Fall Creek (Willamette)

Fall Creek / Lowell, OR · about 40 min from Eugene (typical, off-peak)

Valley creek and 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
Fall Creek Reservoir parks and the creek below.
Walk in
Short walk from the public lot.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
Confirm ODFW for this week.
Thursday conditions

W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:27 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:58
Wind at dawn
W 1 mph · Partly Cloudy · 46°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 1 mph
  • 10am: 0 mph
  • 2pm: N 1 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 mph
Flow
580 cfs · 3.21 ft · 54°F water · 7:20 pm · FALL CREEK BLW WINBERRY CREEK, NEAR FALL CREEK, OR · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
Notes
Easy Angling Willamette. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

W 1 mph · Partly Cloudy · 580 cfs

How did it go

Shops

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

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.

If this isn’t the day