Local Waters
Horse Creek (McKenzie)
McKenzie Bridge, OR · about 2 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The McKenzie tributary Fly Fisher's Place names for summer dries.
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 Horse Creek Group Campground and Horse Creek Trailhead on Horse Creek Rd / FR 2638 off Hwy 126 at McKenzie Bridge.
- Walk in
- Short from camp and the trailhead to the creek.
- Wading
- Small McKenzie tributary. Fast water after rain.
- Usual window
- Summer after runoff. Confirm ODFW.
- Thursday conditions
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SW 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 82° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:24 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:56
- Wind at dawn
- SW 1 mph · Mostly Clear · 51°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 1 mph
- 10am: SW 2 mph
- 2pm: N 1 mph
- dusk: N 5 mph
- Next dawn (Friday)
- SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 2 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4-wt, dry-dropper.
- Notes
- Named USFS camp and trailhead. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Thursday evening and Friday 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
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Caddis Fly — book a day
Eugene, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: McKenzie and Willamette Valley public water
Shop desk. Ask who they send west of the Cascades.