Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Saunders Lake

North Bend / Lakeside, OR · about 69 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The 50-list coast lake between Tenmile and Coos Bay.

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
Jack Ripper County Park ramp and bank off Hwy 101, about 7 miles north of North Bend. Most shoreline is private.
Walk in
Short walk from the public lot.
Wading
Park bank, ramp, or small boat. Do not walk private lawns.
Usual window
Confirm ODFW for this week.
Thursday conditions

SE 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⚡ 81° storm
Sun and moon
Rise 9:34 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 11:03
Wind at dawn
SE 1 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 65°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SE 1 mph
  • 10am: S 2 mph
  • 2pm: S 5 mph
  • dusk: S 5 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
Notes
ODFW 50 south-coast. Named county park. Stay on the park bank. Confirm ODFW.

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

SE 1 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop

168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Call — valley hours

Willamette Valley desk. McKenzie, the Willamette, and a first Oregon trout day.

Guides

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

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.

If this isn’t the day