Local Waters
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.
- Wednesday conditions
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SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 85° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:57
- Wind at dawn
- SW 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 56°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: SW 3 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: W 6 mph
- Next dawn (Thursday)
- SW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 1 mph
- 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.
Overnight plan: Wednesday evening and Thursday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
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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.