Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Pamelia Lake

Detroit, OR · about 55 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)

Named wilderness lake. Listed so testers know it takes a permit and a hike.

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.

Smallmouth bass
Trout
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

USFS Pamelia Lake Trailhead on NF-2246. National forest trailhead. Limited-entry wilderness permit required in season. Not a drive-up fishing lot.

Walk in

Short walk from the signed access.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm the current rule for this week.

Friday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky: ⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 9:24 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:54
Wind at dawn: 0 mph · Mostly Clear · 44°F
Wind later: dawn: 0 mph

10am: 0 mph

2pm: N 1 mph

dusk: NW 5 mph

A setup that belongs here

4-wt stillwater.

Notes

Named USFS trailhead. Wilderness permit. Confirm USFS and ODFW.

Limited-entry wilderness. Permit and hike. Not a pond lot.

Maps Call shop

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.

Call Website

The Patient Angler

50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call

Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.

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Guides

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