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
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, Salmon.
- 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.
- Wednesday conditions
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SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 85° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:24 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:00
- Wind at dawn
- SW 5 mph · Partly Cloudy · 57°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 5 mph
- 10am: SW 5 mph
- 2pm: SW 5 mph
- dusk: W 7 mph
- Flow
- 928 cfs · 3.05 ft · 41°F water · 9:45 pm · 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
Two Rivers Fly Shop
204 1st Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321
Call
Albany desk between Salem and Corvallis. Confirm they are still open.
Watershed Fly Shop
351 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333
Tue–Sat 10am–6pm (confirm)
Corvallis desk. Alsea, Marys, mid-Willamette. Confirm the address if they have moved.
Royal Treatment Fly Fishing
21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm
Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.
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.