Local Waters

← Around Maupin

River Open — summer low / warm

Spring Creek (Collier State Park)

Chiloquin, OR · about 5 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

The gin-clear spring creek the rec report and Williamson threads always name.

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.

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie 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
Collier Memorial State Park day-use and camp lots on Hwy 97 at the Spring Creek / Williamson confluence. State-park day-use fee.
Walk in
Short from the park lots to Spring Creek and the Williamson confluence.
Wading
Clear, slick spring creek. Felt or rubber, a staff.
Usual window
Year-round on many stretches; hex in early summer. Confirm ODFW.
Saturday conditions

W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 83° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:00
Wind at dawn
W 5 mph · Sunny · 80°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 5 mph
  • 10am: W 5 mph
  • 2pm: W 5 mph
  • dusk: W 13 mph
A setup that belongs here
4- or 5-wt, long leader.
Notes
Named Oregon State Parks. Public park bank; private land above. Confirm ODFW.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 5 mph · Sunny

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

Ashland Fly Shop

55 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
Call

Rogue, Applegate, high lakes. Confirm the address if they have moved.

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Collier Memorial State Park

Campground · 5 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm Oregon State Parks

On Spring Creek / the Williamson. The public overnight for that water.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Running Y Ranch

Inn · 20 min to the water · Year-round — book ahead

Indoor bed west of town. Upper Klamath is the morning drive.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

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