Local Waters
Junction City Pond
Junction City, OR · about 3 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
Lane County 65 leftover — the Hwy 99 beginner pond.
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.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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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
- Junction City Pond and Archery Park lot on Hwy 99 about two miles south of town. Docks and restrooms.
- Walk in
- Short from the lot to the docks.
- Wading
- Dock and bank.
- Usual window
- Stocked trout. High use. Confirm ODFW.
- Friday conditions
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S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 81° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:30 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:58
- Wind at dawn
- S 5 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 65°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: S 5 mph
- 10am: S 5 mph
- 2pm: SE 10 mph
- dusk: S 5 mph
- Next dawn (Saturday)
- W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · W 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 65 Lane County. Named public park pond. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday 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
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Home Waters Fly Fishing
444 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Tue–Sat 10am–5pm
McKenzie and Middle Fork Willamette desk. Second Eugene shop besides Caddis Fly.
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.