Local Waters

← Around Maupin

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

Around now

Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie Sunfish and crappie

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Salmon.

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.
Saturday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:24 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:53
Wind at dawn
W 5 mph · Partly Sunny · 64°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 5 mph
  • 10am: W 5 mph
  • 2pm: SW 5 mph
  • dusk: SW 5 mph
Next dawn (Sunday)
Weather is not in yet.
A setup that belongs here
4- or 5-wt.
Notes
Named USFS campground and day-use. Confirm 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.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 5 mph · Partly Sunny

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

The Fly Fishing Shop

67296 E Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067
Call

Sandy River / Mt. Hood desk. Confirm hours.

Call Website

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

Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters

10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call

NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.

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

The Portland Fly Shop

1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)

NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.

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.

If this isn’t the day