Local Waters
Saunders Lake
North Bend / Lakeside, OR · about 5 hours from Maupin (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.
- Saturday conditions
-
S 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 76° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:28 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:11
- Wind at dawn
- S 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 63°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 3 mph
- 10am: S 5 mph
- 2pm: SSW 6 mph
- dusk: SW 6 mph
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · 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.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
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.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.