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
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, Salmon.
- 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.
- Saturday conditions
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W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 89° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:17 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
- Wind at dawn
- W 5 mph · Patchy Blowing Dust · 84°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 5 mph
- 10am: W 5 mph
- 2pm: W 5 mph
- dusk: W 14 mph
- Flow
- 320 cfs · in a wadable band · 7.68 ft · 62°F water · 2:45 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
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
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.