Local Waters
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.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 82° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:27 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- W 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 52°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 3 mph
- 10am: W 1 mph
- 2pm: NW 2 mph
- dusk: W 9 mph
- Flow
- 65 cfs · 3.58 ft · 58°F water · 6:30 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
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
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.