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I'm 99% sure that the Sandy is closed to trout fishing until next Spring.The low elevation Sandy is mainly a salmon and steelhead show. The upper reaches and tribs have some trout. Not sure if they are open now.
X2. Henry Hagg Lake is just a bit NW of Gaston Oregon. And is a great place to trout fish. There is a pay per day fee, at the gate, of $8 (at least that's the last time I checked the cost). And, at least in Spring and Summer, patrolled by the Washington County Sheriff's office. I actually met the Sheriff out there a few years back. His name is Pat Garrett. No. Really. But he didn't shoot "the kid". ;-)You could always go to Hagg Lake if you are in the Beaverton area.
I don't fish up there but shouldn't egg patterns work for trout with the salmon spawning?The low elevation Sandy is mainly a salmon and steelhead show. The upper reaches and tribs have some trout. Not sure if they are open now.
Shhh...I bet those coastal streams are killer for trout.
A few thoughts:Hello, my name is Isaiah and I just recently moved to Beaverton. I am looking to enter the trout fly fishing scene here and I am not super sure where I should even start. I generally prefer river fishing but from my understanding trout fishing is closed in most of the rivers right now. Are there any lakes in the Beaverton/Portland area that are decently accessible?
I have a float tube to get into places so anything with decent shore or an ability to get a tube in is ideal.
Thank you so much for your time, I greatly appreciate it.
sorry for misinterpreting your experience. My Metolius comment stays the same; just make sure your leaders are 14-15' or so when you fish dries. The microcurrents are such a pain that it makes that length necessary to get a decent drift.Thank you so much! Yeah I've been fly fishing the bulk of my life. I am just new to the area. I am genuinely excited to get going. This is all good information and I appreciate you putting it out there for me!
There's a fly shop on Scholl's Ferry I was really excited to get into but I finally went and its out of business which bummed me out. I'll snag some books though because I'm all in on this. Thank you a ton!