Local Waters
Scott Lake
McKenzie Bridge, OR · about 55 min from Bend (typical, off-peak)
The McKenzie Pass walk-to lake Caddis Fly country still names.
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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Trout
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Smallmouth bass
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass.
- Season
- Typical opener Apr 25 through October. Wild fish, flies, and C&R stretches are common. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- USFS Scott Lake Campground at the end of FR 260 off Hwy 242. Vault toilet, walk-in camps, no trailers. Snow until midsummer some years.
- Walk in
- Short from the end-of-road lot to the lake.
- Wading
- Bank and non-motorized. Mosquitoes in July.
- Usual window
- After Hwy 242 opens. Confirm ODFW.
- Tuesday conditions
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SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 68° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:29 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:46
- Wind at dawn
- SW 3 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 50°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 3 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: NW 2 mph
- dusk: NW 2 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt.
- Notes
- Named USFS campground. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Fly and Field Outfitters
35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call
Bend shop. Stillwater and river.
Confluence Fly Shop
375 SW Powerhouse Dr #100, Bend, OR 97702
Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm
Old Mill Bend shop. Deschutes in town.
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.