River Open — summer low / warm

Eagle Creek (Columbia Gorge)

Cascade Locks, OR · about 70 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

Gorge creek, a trail, a public path.

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

Eagle Creek trailhead lot. Fills early. Forest Pass.

Walk in

Short walk from the public lot.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Saturday conditions

N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: 🌧️ 72° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 9:15 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:06
Wind at dawn: N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
Wind later: dawn: N 7 mph

10am: NE 9 mph

2pm: NE 9 mph

dusk: NE 6 mph

A setup that belongs here

5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.

Notes

Named USFS. Heavily used. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

Shops

Gorge Fly Shop

201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call

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

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Viento State Park

Campground · 15 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm Oregon State Parks

Gorge camp west of town. Legal overnight if you want dawn on the Hood.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Best Western Plus Hood River Inn

Hotel · 8 min to the water · Year-round

Indoor bed on the Columbia. Gorge Fly Shop is in town.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

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.