Local Waters
Sandy River (Dabney)
Troutdale, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The other named Sandy park if Oxbow is full.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- Dabney State Recreation Area lots. Day-use fee. Stay in the park.
- Walk in
- Short from the lot to public bars.
- Wading
- Wadable in normal water. Snowmelt is no joke.
- Usual window
- After the late-April opener; winter steelhead is a different trip.
- Friday conditions
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Weather is not in yet.
- Sky
- ☀️ fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:16 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:09
- Flow
- 320 cfs · in a wadable band · 7.68 ft · 65°F water · 10:45 pm · Sandy River below Bull Run · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- A setup that belongs here
- 6- or 7-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named state park. We already list Oxbow. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.