Local Waters
Crooked River (Smith Rock)
Terrebonne, OR · about 45 min from Bend (typical, off-peak)
The canyon Crooked below the Bowman tailwater — the park climbers share with trout.
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
- Smith Rock State Park day-use lots on NE Crooked River Dr. State-park day-use fee. Trail down to the river. Peter Skene Ogden Wayside is the canyon rim lot upstream.
- Walk in
- Switchbacks from the main lot down to the river.
- Wading
- Canyon river. Hot, rattlesnakes, slick basalt.
- Usual window
- Year-round below Bowman; this canyon fishes when the tailwater is crowded. Confirm ODFW.
- Saturday conditions
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N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 72° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:14 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:00
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 9 mph
- 2pm: NE 9 mph
- dusk: NE 6 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt, nymphs.
- Notes
- Named Oregon State Parks. Stay on park trail. Confirm ODFW.
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Shops
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.