Local Waters
Sandy River (Lewis and Clark)
Troutdale, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The mouth park. Salmon and steelhead when the river is in.
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.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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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
- Lewis and Clark State Park lot at I-84 Exit 18, near the Columbia mouth.
- Walk in
- Short to the river between the park and the mouth.
- Wading
- Lower river. Tide and Columbia backwater.
- Usual window
- Salmon and steelhead on official seasons.
- Thursday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:23 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:59
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 47°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: N 1 mph
- dusk: NW 5 mph
- Flow
- 320 cfs · 7.68 ft · 64°F water · 3:45 pm · Sandy River below Bull Run · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 7-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named state park. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.