Local Waters

← Around Maupin

River Open — summer low / warm

Fifteenmile Creek (Campground)

Dufur, OR · about 45 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

The Wild and Scenic Gorge-side creek with a named USFS camp, not a ranch hop.

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
USFS Fifteenmile Campground off FR 44 / 4420 / 2730 west of Dufur. Vault toilet, Fifteenmile Trail. Forest fee for overnight.
Walk in
Short from camp to the creek; trail along it.
Wading
Small mountain creek. Snow and fire closures happen.
Usual window
After snowmelt. Catch-and-release trout. Confirm ODFW.
Sunday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky
⛅ 75° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 9:23 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:49
Wind at dawn
0 mph · Mostly Sunny · 59°F
Wind later
  • dawn: 0 mph
  • 10am: SW 5 mph
  • 2pm: S 10 mph
  • dusk: S 10 mph
Next dawn (Monday)
SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
Named USFS. ODFW catch-and-release trout on the creek. Lower railroad-bridge water is a different rule. Confirm ODFW.

Overnight plan: Sunday evening and Monday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

? mph · Mostly Sunny

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

Fly Shop of The Dalles

410 1/2 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058
Call

Columbia Gorge east desk. Confirm they are still open.

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The Fly Fishing Shop

67296 E Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067
Call

Sandy River / Mt. Hood desk. Confirm hours.

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Gorge Fly Shop

201 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031
Call

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

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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.

If this isn’t the day