Local Waters
Paulina Lake
Newberry Caldera, OR · about 75 min from Sisters (typical, off-peak)
The other caldera lake, next door to East.
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
- Paulina Lake Campground and day-use. Fees.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Boat, tube, or bank.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Wednesday conditions
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W 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 89° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:53
- Wind at dawn
- W 1 mph · Partly Cloudy · 63°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 1 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: NW 7 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Public USFS. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
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.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.