Local Waters
Tumalo Creek (Tumalo Falls)
Bend, OR · about 30 min from Bend (typical, off-peak)
The Bend tributary the 50-in-90 list and Fly Fisher's Place both name.
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
- USFS Tumalo Falls Day Use at the end of Tumalo Falls Rd / FR 4603. Forest Pass / day-use fee. Lot fills early; 27-foot vehicle limit. Shevlin Park (Bend Metro) is the in-town lot.
- Walk in
- Short from the falls lot to the creek; trail upstream.
- Wading
- Small mountain creek. Snow into spring. Wet rock at the falls.
- Usual window
- Summer and fall after runoff. Confirm ODFW.
- Friday conditions
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Weather is not in yet.
- Sky
- ☀️ fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:15 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:03
- A setup that belongs here
- 3- or 4-wt, dries.
- Notes
- ODFW 50-in-90 Bend. Named USFS day-use. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
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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.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Fly Fisher's Place — book a day
Sisters, OR · wade / stillwater · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.
The Patient Angler — book a day
Bend, OR · wade / stillwater · Ask the shop
Good for: Bend trout and Cascade Lakes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.