Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

River Open — summer low / warm

Wilson River (Tillamook)

Tillamook, OR · about 1½ hours from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

The Tillamook tester river.

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
ODFW and highway pull-offs on 6. Stay public.
Walk in
Short from 6.
Wading
Coastal. Winter flow is serious.
Usual window
Winter steelhead; summer can be low.
Sunday conditions

NE 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⚡ 78° storm
Sun and moon
Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:11
Wind at dawn
NE 1 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 62°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NE 1 mph
  • 10am: SE 1 mph
  • 2pm: S 5 mph
  • dusk: S 3 mph
Flow
62 cfs · 3.57 ft · 58°F water · 1:30 am · WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
7-wt, skunk and prawn patterns. Ask in town.
Notes
Coast Range winter steelhead river. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

NE 1 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 62 cfs

How did it go

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.

Stay

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

Cape Lookout State Park

Campground · 20 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks

Coast camp between Tillamook and Pacific City. Wilson and Nestucca are dawn drives.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Shilo Inn Tillamook

Motel · 10 min to the water · Year-round

Indoor bed in town. The bay and the Wilson are close.

Dogs: Ask

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

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