Local Waters

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Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Benson Lake

Columbia Gorge, OR · about 64 hours from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

Stocked gorge lake, no ramp.

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
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.
Sunday conditions

S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:16 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:04
Wind at dawn
S 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 59°F
Wind later
  • dawn: S 3 mph
  • 10am: W 1 mph
  • 2pm: NW 3 mph
  • dusk: N 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.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

S 3 mph · Partly Cloudy

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

Gorge Fly Shop

201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call

Columbia Gorge desk. Hood River and the east-side Deschutes day.

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The Fly Fishing Shop

67296 E Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067
Call

Sandy River / Mt. Hood desk. Confirm hours.

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Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters

10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call

NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.

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Fly Shop of The Dalles

410 1/2 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Call

Columbia Gorge east desk. Confirm they are still open.

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The Portland Fly Shop

1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)

NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.

Call Website

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.

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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