River Open — summer low / warm

Wilson River (Tillamook)

Tillamook, OR · about 1½ hours from Portland, OR (typical, off-peak)

The Tillamook tester river.

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

ODFW and highway pull-offs on 6. Stay public.

Walk in

Short from 6.

Wading

Coastal. Winter flow is serious.

Usual window

Winter steelhead; summer can be low.

Thursday conditions

Wind ? mph.

Sky: 🌧️ 76° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 9:29 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 11:04
Wind at dawn: 0 mph · Mostly Sunny · 62°F
Wind later: dawn: 0 mph

10am: S 5 mph

2pm: S 10 mph

dusk: S 10 mph
Flow: 65 cfs · 3.58 ft · 58°F water · 11:30 am · WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR · USGS gauge

A setup that belongs here

7-wt, skunk and prawn patterns. Ask in town.

Notes

Coast Range winter steelhead river. Confirm ODFW.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

Shops

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.

Call Website

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Cape Lookout State Park

Campground · 20 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks

Coast camp between Tillamook and Pacific City. Wilson and Nestucca are dawn drives.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Shilo Inn Tillamook

Motel · 10 min to the water · Year-round

Indoor bed in town. The bay and the Wilson are close.

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.