Local Waters

← Around Somerville

Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Ben Irving Reservoir

Tenmile, OR · about 68 hours from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

Roseburg 50-in-60 leftover — the Tenmile reservoir.

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.

Season
Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
Douglas County Ben Irving Reservoir lot and ramp off Ireland Rd / Berry Creek Rd, about 11 miles west of I-5 on Hwy 42. Parking fee.
Walk in
Short from the county lot to the ramp and bank.
Wading
Ramp bank and boat.
Usual window
Stocked trout; crappie, bluegill, bass. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky
☀️ fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:26 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:08
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
ODFW 50-in-60 Roseburg. Named county ramp. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

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

Wind not in yet

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

No shop pinned yet. Ask around before you invent a honey hole.

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