Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Lake Simtustus (Perry South)

Madras, OR · about 40 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)

Private land. Fish only if the landowner still allows it. Ask, stay where they said, leave gates as you found them. This is not a state lot.

Named reservoir. Permit water. Listed so testers do not show up with only an ODFW card.

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 Perry South Campground on Lake Simtustus. Forest camp. Warm Springs tribal fishing permit required on this reservoir — not a walk-in public Deschutes 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.

Tuesday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky: ⛅ 94° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:57
Wind at dawn: 0 mph · Mostly Clear · 64°F
Wind later: dawn: 0 mph

10am: 0 mph

2pm: 0 mph

dusk: NE 1 mph

A setup that belongs here

6-wt stillwater.

Notes

Named USFS camp. Warm Springs permit required. Confirm tribal and ODFW rules.

Warm Springs tribal fishing permit required. Not a plain ODFW walk-in.

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.