Local Waters
Little Deschutes (La Pine State Park)
La Pine, OR · about 65 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
The Sunriver-side Deschutes trib with a state park, not a neighborhood HOA.
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, Salmon.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- OPRD La Pine State Park lots on the Little Deschutes. State park day-use / camp. Stay inside the park.
- Walk in
- Park paths to the Little Deschutes.
- Wading
- Meandering meadow river. Fine gravel.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall. Summer can be low. Confirm ODFW.
- Saturday conditions
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Weather is not in yet.
- Sky
- ☀️ fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:17 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:01
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt.
- Notes
- Named state park. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Fly and Field Outfitters (Sunriver)
56805 Venture Ln, Sunriver, OR 97707
Call — Sunriver hours differ from Bend
Sunriver location of Fly and Field. Cascade Lakes and Fall River.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Confluence Fly Shop
375 SW Powerhouse Dr #100, Bend, OR 97702
Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm
Old Mill Bend shop. Deschutes in town.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.