Local Waters
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.
- Tuesday conditions
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W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 77° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:01
- Wind at dawn
- W 3 mph · Sunny · 57°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: W 3 mph
- 10am: W 5 mph
- 2pm: W 6 mph
- dusk: NW 3 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Named USFS. Heavily used. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
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
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
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.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.