Local Waters

← Around Sisters

River Open — summer low / warm

Deschutes River (Steelhead Falls)

Terrebonne, OR · about 35 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)

The middle-Deschutes gorge walk Fly and Field still names below Lower Bridge.

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, 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 Steelhead Falls Trailhead and campground at the end of River Rd through Crooked River Ranch. No fee. Stay on BLM; ranch streets are the drive in, not the fishery.
Walk in
About half a mile from the BLM lot to the falls water.
Wading
Canyon river. Rattlesnakes. Do not hop ranch lots.
Usual window
Year-round trout. Confirm ODFW.
Thursday conditions

SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 84° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:21 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:53
Wind at dawn
SW 3 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 3 mph
  • 10am: SW 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt, stones and nymphs.
Notes
Named BLM trailhead. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

SW 3 mph · Mostly Clear

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

Fin & Fire

Redmond, OR
Call

Redmond desk. Crooked River country. Confirm the street address.

Call Website

The Fly Fisher's Place

151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours

Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.

Call Website

Fly and Field Outfitters

35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call

Bend shop. Stillwater and river.

Call Website

Confluence Fly Shop

375 SW Powerhouse Dr #100, Bend, OR 97702
Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm

Old Mill Bend shop. Deschutes in town.

Call Website

The Patient Angler

50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call

Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day