Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Faraday Lake

Estacada, OR · about 50 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

Stocked PGE lake above Estacada.

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

PGE Faraday Hydroelectric Project lot. Footbridge to the lake. Bank only — no boats or tubes.

Walk in

Footbridge from the lot to the park.

Wading

Bank only.

Usual window

Confirm ODFW for this week.

Friday conditions

NW 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

A setup that belongs here

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

Notes

ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named PGE park. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

Call Website

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.