Local Waters

← Around Sisters

River Open — summer low / warm

Spring Creek (Collier State Park)

Chiloquin, OR · about 3 hours from Sisters (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

Weather is not in yet.

Sky
☀️ fair
Sun and moon
Rise 9:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:00
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.

Wind not in yet

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

Roe Outfitters

9349 Hwy 97 S, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Call

Klamath Basin desk. Confirm hours.

Call Website

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