Local Waters
Bend Pine Nursery Pond
Bend, OR · about 65 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)
Bend 50-in-90 leftover — the in-town pond that is not youth-only.
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
- Bend Park & Rec Pine Nursery Park lot at 3750 NE Purcell Blvd. Open to all ages.
- Walk in
- Short from the park lot to the pond.
- Wading
- Bank. City pond.
- Usual window
- Stocked trout; bluegill and bass. Confirm ODFW.
- Wednesday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:54
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: WNW 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-90 Bend. Named city park. 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.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.