Local Waters
Deschutes River (Maupin)
Maupin, OR · about 8 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The lower desert river people actually mean.
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
- BLM lots in town and at Macks Canyon / Trout Creek. Stay on posted public.
- Walk in
- Short to long walks on BLM bank.
- Wading
- Big push. Felt soles and a wading staff.
- Usual window
- Year-round trout in many reaches; steelhead on its own calendar.
- Saturday conditions
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W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 76° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:21 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:49
- Wind at dawn
- W 1 mph · Mostly Clear · 45°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 1 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: N 1 mph
- dusk: N 1 mph
- Flow
- 3860 cfs · in a wadable band · 2.7 ft · 66°F water · 3:45 am · Deschutes at Moody · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- Weather is not in yet.
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt nymphs and dries; 7-wt for steelhead.
- Notes
- Named public BLM water. Trout, steelhead, the odd salmon. Warm Springs Reservation is closed unless invited. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Deschutes Angler
504 Deschutes Ave, Maupin, OR 97037
Seasonal — call
Lower Deschutes desk. Ask them where you can stand.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Maupin City Park
Campground · 3 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm the city
In town, short walk to the BLM river. Book Friday if you want Saturday dawn.
Dogs: Ask
Imperial River Company
Inn · 2 min to the water · Seasonal — book ahead
The Deschutes overnight in Maupin. Shop and river in the same breath.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Deschutes Angler — book a day
Maupin, OR · drift / wade · Ask the shop
Good for: Lower Deschutes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.