Local Waters
Tumalo Creek (Tumalo Falls)
Bend, OR · about 40 min from Sisters (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
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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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
- 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.
- Sunday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 81° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:18 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:00
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 50°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: SW 1 mph
- 2pm: E 1 mph
- dusk: N 6 mph
- 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
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
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.
Fly and Field Outfitters
35 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend, OR 97703
Call
Bend shop. Stillwater and river.
Fly and Field Outfitters (Sunriver)
56805 Venture Ln, Sunriver, OR 97707
Call — Sunriver hours differ from Bend
Sunriver location of Fly and Field. Cascade Lakes and Fall River.
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
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.