Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Prineville Youth Pond

Prineville, OR · about 64 hours from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

Named city youth pond. Testers with kids in Crook County.

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
Trout
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

Ochoco Creek Park / city lots at 1151 S Main Street, Prineville. City park. Youth 17 and under only.

Walk in

Short walk from the signed access.

Wading

Confirm flow before you step in.

Usual window

Confirm the current rule for this week.

Monday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky: ⛅ 90° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 9:15 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:56
Wind at dawn: 0 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
Wind later: dawn: 0 mph

10am: 0 mph

2pm: NE 2 mph

dusk: NE 7 mph

A setup that belongs here

3-wt stillwater.

Notes

Youth 17 and under (disabled-permit where posted). Confirm ODFW.

Youth 17 and under only.

Maps Call shop

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.

Call Website

The Patient Angler

50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call

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

Call Website

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.