Local Waters
Metolius River (Camp Sherman)
Camp Sherman, OR · about 1½ hours from Maupin (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
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. 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.
- Saturday conditions
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N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 72° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:16 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:03
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 9 mph
- 2pm: NE 9 mph
- dusk: NE 6 mph
- Flow
- 1220 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.93 ft · 48°F water · 6:00 pm · Metolius near Grandview · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- NE 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · NE 2 mph
- 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.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday 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
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
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.