Local Waters

← Around Portland, OR

River Open — summer low / warm

Yamhill River (Locks Park)

Lafayette, OR · about 50 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

The wine-country river with a county locks park, not a vineyard gate.

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 Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie 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
Yamhill County Yamhill Locks Park on the South Yamhill at Lafayette. County park. Dayton Landing is the other named county lot downstream.
Walk in
Short walk from the public lot.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
Confirm the current rule for this week.
Thursday conditions

SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 84° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:26 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 11:01
Wind at dawn
SW 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 3 mph
  • 10am: SW 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
Named county park. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

SW 3 mph · Mostly Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

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.

Call Website

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