Local Waters
Molalla River (State Park)
Canby, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
Portland 50-in-60 leftover — the named state-park confluence.
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
- Molalla River State Park lot and boat ramp at NE 37th Ave / N Holly, Canby. Confluence of the Willamette, Molalla, and Pudding.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lot to the ramp and confluence bank.
- Wading
- Park bank and boat. The river is bigger than it looks.
- Usual window
- Steelhead, salmon, trout, and warmwater on the official seasons. Confirm ODFW.
- Saturday conditions
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N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 71° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:08
- Wind at dawn
- N 7 mph · Cloudy · 65°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: N 7 mph
- 10am: NE 8 mph
- 2pm: NE 7 mph
- dusk: N 7 mph
- Flow
- 54 cfs · 8.8 ft · 70°F water · 4:00 am · Molalla River near Canby · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 6- or 7-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named OSP park and ramp. Bank is a short reach — stay in the park. 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.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.