Local Waters

← Around Somerville

River Open — west-side trout

Willamette River (Sellwood Riverfront)

Portland, OR, OR · about 66 hours from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

In-town Willamette if you sleep in Portland.

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.

  • Salmon Salmon
  • Trout Trout
  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass

Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Sunfish and crappie.

Season
Typical opener Apr 25 through October. Wild fish, flies, and C&R stretches are common. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
License
Oregon angling license (ODFW)
Park
Sellwood Riverfront Park city lot and the nearby Sellwood Bridge path. Stay in the park.
Walk in
Short from the park lot to the bank.
Wading
Seawall and bank. Not a small-stream wade.
Usual window
Warmwater most of the year; salmon and steelhead on official seasons.
Tuesday conditions

N 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
🌧️ 82° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 9:30 · 🌖 Waning gibbous · Set 10:51
Wind at dawn
N 5 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 70°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 5 mph
  • 10am: E 6 mph
  • 2pm: E 8 mph
  • dusk: E 7 mph
Flow
24900 cfs · 4.07 ft · 74°F water · 10:05 am · WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND, OR · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
6- or 7-wt.
Notes
Named Portland Parks lot. Lower Willamette OHA advisory (Sellwood Bridge to Columbia). Confirm ODFW.

OHA fish advisory on the lower Willamette. Read it.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

N 5 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 24900 cfs

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

The Portland Fly Shop

1627 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Tue–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm (confirm)

NW Portland fly shop. Steelhead and trout. Guided trips through the shop.

Call Website

Royal Treatment Fly Fishing

21570 Willamette Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Often 10:30am–4pm — confirm

Portland metro desk. Clackamas, Sandy, and the lower Willamette.

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Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters

10910 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220
Call

NE Portland fly shop. Classes and guided steelhead/trout.

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The Fly Fishing Shop

67296 E Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067
Call

Sandy River / Mt. Hood desk. Confirm hours.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day