River Open — summer low / warm

Salmon River (Green Canyon)

Welches / Zigzag, OR · about 75 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

The Mt. Hood wild-trout river Gorge shops still send people to — a named forest camp, not a secret bar.

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 Green Canyon Campground and day-use on FR 2618 off Hwy 26, one mile past Zigzag / Welches. Forest fee. River at camp.

Walk in

Short from camp to the Salmon River.

Wading

Small mountain river. Snow and weekend crowds.

Usual window

After snowmelt. Confirm ODFW.

Monday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 72° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 9:18 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:02
Wind at dawn: S 5 mph · Patchy Fog · 64°F
Wind later: dawn: S 5 mph

10am: S 10 mph

2pm: S 15 mph

dusk: S 10 mph
Next dawn (Tuesday): SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 5 mph

A setup that belongs here

4- or 5-wt.

Notes

Named USFS campground and day-use. Confirm ODFW.

Overnight plan: Monday evening and Tuesday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

Shops

Royal Treatment Fly Fishing

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

Call Website

Gorge Fly Shop

201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call

Columbia Gorge desk. Hood River and the east-side Deschutes day.

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Viento State Park

Campground · 15 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm Oregon State Parks

Gorge camp west of town. Legal overnight if you want dawn on the Hood.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Best Western Plus Hood River Inn

Hotel · 8 min to the water · Year-round

Indoor bed on the Columbia. Gorge Fly Shop is in town.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

Guides

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

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.