Local Waters
Vernonia Lake
Vernonia, OR · about 3 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
Easy Angling Northwest leftover — the in-town pond a Portland tester would notice missing.
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.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- Vernonia Lake City Park lot at 1001 E Bridge St / Hwy 47. City day-use parking pass.
- Walk in
- Paved path around the pond. Short from the lot to the docks.
- Wading
- Bank and dock. No motors.
- Usual window
- Stocked trout in spring; warmwater in summer. Surplus steelhead some winters. Confirm ODFW.
- Thursday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 84° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:26 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 11:02
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Sunny · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: S 3 mph
- 2pm: S 8 mph
- dusk: S 8 mph
- Next dawn (Friday)
- SE 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SE 2 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 4- or 5-wt, stillwater.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Northwest. Named city park. Confirm ODFW.
Overnight plan: Thursday evening and Friday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Royal Treatment — book a day
West Linn, OR · wade / drift · Half or full day
Good for: Sandy, Clackamas, metro Willamette
Shop desk for Portland-side testers.