River Open — summer low / warm

McKenzie River (Paradise / Blue River)

Blue River / McKenzie Bridge, OR · about 65 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)

The upper McKenzie you actually wade.

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

Paradise Campground, McKenzie Bridge, and USFS lots.

Walk in

Short walk from the public lot.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Thursday conditions

SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: 🌧️ 83° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 9:25 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:56
Wind at dawn: SW 2 mph · Mostly Sunny · 65°F
Wind later: dawn: SW 2 mph

10am: SW 3 mph

2pm: S 8 mph

dusk: S 7 mph
Flow: 1720 cfs · 0.91 ft · 54°F water · 1:45 pm · McKenzie at McKenzie Bridge · USGS gauge

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.

Notes

Public USFS. We already list Walterville; this is the mountain reach. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

Call Website

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

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.

Call the shop Website