Local Waters
Hosmer Lake
Cascade Lakes, OR · about 50 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
Fly-and-line only. Atlantic salmon and trout in the shallows.
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.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- Hosmer Lake boat ramp / day-use. Northwest Forest Pass.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Float tube or canoe. Too weedy to wade most of it.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:25 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:50
- Wind at dawn
- W 5 mph · Partly Sunny · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 5 mph
- 10am: W 5 mph
- 2pm: SW 5 mph
- dusk: SW 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt, damsel, callibaetis, hex when they come.
- Notes
- Named public USFS. Fly fishing only — that is the regulation, not a rumor. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Fly and Field Outfitters (Sunriver)
56805 Venture Ln, Sunriver, OR 97707
Call — Sunriver hours differ from Bend
Sunriver location of Fly and Field. Cascade Lakes and Fall River.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Confluence Fly Shop
375 SW Powerhouse Dr #100, Bend, OR 97702
Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm
Old Mill Bend shop. Deschutes in town.
Fly and Field Outfitters
35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call
Bend shop. Stillwater and river.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Tumalo State Park
Campground · 12 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks
On the in-town Deschutes. Legal camp if you want dawn without a motel.
Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules
Riverhouse on the Deschutes
Hotel · 8 min to the water · Year-round
Indoor bed on the river through town. Book two nights if you want the morning.
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.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.