Local Waters
Clackamas River (Barton / Estacada)
Barton / Estacada, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The other metro river if the Sandy is blown.
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.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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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
- Barton Park and Estacada public lots. Fees at some Metro parks.
- Walk in
- Short walks from park lots to bars.
- Wading
- Bigger water. Respect the push.
- Usual window
- Late April through fall; winter steelhead on its own calendar.
- Sunday conditions
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S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
- Wind at dawn
- S 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 59°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: S 3 mph
- 10am: W 1 mph
- 2pm: NW 3 mph
- dusk: N 6 mph
- Flow
- 624 cfs · in a wadable band · 0.41 ft · 6:45 pm · Clackamas River at Estacada · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- A setup that belongs here
- 6- or 7-wt, nymphs and streamers.
- Notes
- Public west-side river. Steelhead, trout, the odd salmon. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.