Local Waters
Benson Lake
Columbia Gorge, OR · about 70 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
Stocked gorge lake, no ramp.
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
- Benson State Rec Site. I-84 Exit 30.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Saturday conditions
-
N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 72° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:15 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 9 mph
- 2pm: NE 9 mph
- dusk: NE 6 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Willamette / Portland 50-list. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Gorge Fly Shop
201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call
Columbia Gorge desk. Hood River and the east-side Deschutes 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.