Local Waters

← Around Eugene

Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Alder and Dune Lakes

Florence, OR · about 1½ hours from Eugene (typical, off-peak)

Easy Angling Northwest leftover — the named USFS dune lakes, not a random turnout.

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
USFS Alder Dune Campground and day-use on Hwy 101, 4 miles north of Florence. Forest Pass / day-use fee. Day-use nearest Dune Lake; north loop on Alder.
Walk in
Short from camp and day-use to both lakes.
Wading
Bank. Small lakes.
Usual window
Stocked February through June. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 83° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:27 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:12
Wind at dawn
W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 2 mph
  • 10am: W 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: W 13 mph
A setup that belongs here
4- or 5-wt.
Notes
Easy Angling Northwest (Oregon Dune Lakes: Alder, Buck, Dune). Named USFS campground. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke

How did it go

Shops

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

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