Local Waters
Metolius River (Camp Sherman)
Camp Sherman, OR · about 60 min from Bend (typical, off-peak)
Spring creek, pine, and picky trout.
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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Salmon
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Trout
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Smallmouth bass
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Sunfish and crappie.
- Season
- Typical opener Apr 25 through October. Wild fish, flies, and C&R stretches are common. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- USFS lots at Camp Sherman, Bridge 99, and Lower Canyon. Northwest Forest Pass on some lots.
- Walk in
- Trails along the river from Camp Sherman.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Tuesday conditions
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SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 73° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:28 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:45
- Wind at dawn
- SW 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 50°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 3 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: NW 2 mph
- dusk: W 6 mph
- Flow
- 1220 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.92 ft · 47°F water · 2:00 pm · Metolius near Grandview · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt, long leaders, small mayflies and caddis.
- Notes
- Famous public USFS water. Fly fishing and barbless rules on parts — confirm ODFW before you string up.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
Fin & Fire
Redmond, OR
Call
Redmond desk. Crooked River country. Confirm the street address.
Fly and Field Outfitters
35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call
Bend shop. Stillwater and river.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Riverside Campground (Camp Sherman)
Campground · 2 min to the water · Summer — Recreation.gov
On the Metolius. Northwest Forest Pass / reservation in season.
Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm USFS
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge
Motel · 20 min to the water · Year-round
Indoor bed in Sisters. Camp Sherman is a short dawn drive.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
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.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.