Local Waters
Willamette River (Sellwood Riverfront)
Portland, OR, OR · about 2 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
In-town Willamette if you sleep in Portland.
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
- Sellwood Riverfront Park city lot and the nearby Sellwood Bridge path. Stay in the park.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lot to the bank.
- Wading
- Seawall and bank. Not a small-stream wade.
- Usual window
- Warmwater most of the year; 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 9:24 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 11:00
- 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
- 4650 cfs · 1.49 ft · 74°F water · 3:45 pm · WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND, OR · USGS gauge
- Next dawn (Friday)
- Wind ? mph. · 0 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 6- or 7-wt.
- Notes
- Named Portland Parks lot. Lower Willamette OHA advisory (Sellwood Bridge to Columbia). Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Thursday evening and Friday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
OHA fish advisory on the lower Willamette. Read it.
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.