Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Pamelia Lake

Detroit, OR · about 1½ hours from Maupin (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.

Saturday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky: ☀️ fair
Sun and moon: Rise 9:17 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:04
Next dawn (Sunday): S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · S 3 mph

A setup that belongs here

4-wt stillwater.

Notes

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

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.

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.