Local Waters
Sandy River (Lewis and Clark)
Troutdale, OR · about 35 min from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)
The mouth park. Salmon and steelhead when the river is in.
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
- Lewis and Clark State Park lot at I-84 Exit 18, near the Columbia mouth.
- Walk in
- Short to the river between the park and the mouth.
- Wading
- Lower river. Tide and Columbia backwater.
- Usual window
- Salmon and steelhead on official seasons.
- Saturday conditions
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SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 84° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:26 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:55
- Wind at dawn
- SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 55°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: W 1 mph
- dusk: N 3 mph
- Flow
- 311 cfs · 7.66 ft · 62°F water · 9:45 am · Sandy River below Bull Run · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 7-wt.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-60 Portland. Named state park. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters
10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call
NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.
The Portland Fly Shop
1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)
NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.
Royal Treatment Fly Fishing
21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm
Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.
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.