Local Waters
North Santiam River
Stayton / Detroit, OR · about 85 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The valley river off Hwy 22.
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
- Packsaddle, Minto, and county parks. Stay on posted public.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Saturday conditions
-
S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 78° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
- Wind at dawn
- S 2 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 54°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 2 mph
- 10am: S 2 mph
- 2pm: SSW 5 mph
- dusk: W 9 mph
- Flow
- 928 cfs · 3.05 ft · 41°F water · 9:50 am · North Santiam at Mehama · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Named county/USFS water. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Caddis Fly Angling Shop
168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours
Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.
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.