River Open — summer low / warm

Fifteenmile Creek (Campground)

Dufur, OR · about 45 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

The Wild and Scenic Gorge-side creek with a named USFS camp, not a ranch hop.

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

USFS Fifteenmile Campground off FR 44 / 4420 / 2730 west of Dufur. Vault toilet, Fifteenmile Trail. Forest fee for overnight.

Walk in

Short from camp to the creek; trail along it.

Wading

Small mountain creek. Snow and fire closures happen.

Usual window

After snowmelt. Catch-and-release trout. Confirm ODFW.

Friday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

A setup that belongs here

3- or 4-wt.

Notes

Named USFS. ODFW catch-and-release trout on the creek. Lower railroad-bridge water is a different rule. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call

Columbia Gorge desk. Hood River and the east-side Deschutes day.

Call Website

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.