Local Waters
Fern Ridge Reservoir (Orchard Point)
Veneta / Eugene, OR · about 61 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
Lane County 65 leftover — the Willamette Valley's biggest reservoir.
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
- Lane County Orchard Point Park marina, ramp, and day-use on the north shore. County day-use pass. Other public lots at Richardson and the dam.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lot to the ramp, docks, and dam-face bank.
- Wading
- Park bank and boat. Shallow south-end lagoons are a kayak.
- Usual window
- Bass and panfish when it warms. Confirm ODFW.
- Saturday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 90° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:23 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:09
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: W 2 mph
- 2pm: W 3 mph
- dusk: W 14 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 6-wt bass bugs.
- Notes
- ODFW 65 Lane County. Named county park ramp. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Caddis Fly — book a day
Eugene, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: McKenzie and Willamette Valley public water
Shop desk. Ask who they send west of the Cascades.