Local Waters

← Around Bend

River Open — summer low / warm

Paulina Creek (McKay Crossing)

La Pine, OR · about 45 min from Bend (typical, off-peak)

The Newberry outflow creek between the caldera lakes and the Little Deschutes.

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 McKay Crossing Campground on Paulina Creek / FR 9736 below Paulina Falls. Vault toilet. Paulina Falls Day Use is the upper lot (Forest Pass).
Walk in
Short from camp to the creek; falls lot is a viewpoint walk.
Wading
Small Cascade creek. Slick rock at the falls.
Usual window
After the Paulina road opens. Confirm ODFW.
Friday conditions

S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⚡ 80° storm
Sun and moon
Rise 9:23 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:50
Wind at dawn
S 5 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 65°F
Wind later
  • dawn: S 5 mph
  • 10am: SE 5 mph
  • 2pm: E 10 mph
  • dusk: SE 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
3- or 4-wt.
Notes
Named USFS. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

S 5 mph · Chance Rain Showers

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 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.

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The Patient Angler

50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call

Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.

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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.

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Fly and Field Outfitters

35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call

Bend shop. Stillwater and river.

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The Fly Fisher's Place

151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours

Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.

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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