Warm Springs Fisheries Fishing Permits

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Department of Fisheries (CTWS Fisheries)

Contact

Address: 4205 Upper Dry Creek Road
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Tribal fishing permits: 541-553-2042
Department of Fisheries main line: 541-553-2001
Email: tribalpermit@ctwsbnr.org
Website: fisheries.warmsprings-nsn.gov

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At a glance

Licences and permits: 11
Of which specialty: 5
Cheapest listed licence: $8.50
Fees verified: 4 Sep 2026

Who does not need one

Warm Springs is one of the tribes that requires BOTH documents. The 2026 fishing permit regulations state: "Anglers shall be required to have on their person a Tribal Fishing Permit, and a valid fishing license issued by the State of Oregon except in the High Lakes Area 1 where a State Fishing License is not required." So on the Deschutes River (Area 2), Lake Simtustus and the Metolius Arm you need the Warm Springs tribal permit AND an Oregon angling licence; in the High Lakes (Area 1) the tribal permit alone is enough. There is no age exemption on the Deschutes: "All persons must have a permit for Area 2 regardless of age." On the Deschutes in Area 2, "All individuals must have their own permit to access the west bank of the Deschutes River in Area 2, regardless of whether they are fishing or not," while "A tribal permit is not required to access or fish the east bank of the river in this stretch" - the east bank of that stretch is outside the Tribes' permit jurisdiction. A family is defined in the regulations as a husband, wife and children less than 14 years of age.

Specialty licences 5

Extra items an angler must hold on top of the base licence. These are the ones most often missed — a base licence alone does not cover them.

Licence	Type	Who needs it	Applies to	Fee
Tribal Fishing Guide Client Permit	Permit	Clients fishing with a Tribal fishing guide	Any · short-term · all	$75.00
Harpham Flat Boater Day Use$5.00 per person.	Access or habitat fee	Boaters using the Harpham Flat access on the Deschutes River	Any · 1-day · all	$5.00
Sandy Beach Boater Day Use$5.00 per person.	Access or habitat fee	Boaters using the Sandy Beach access on the Deschutes River	Any · 1-day · all	$5.00
Sherars Falls Day Use	Access or habitat fee	Day use access at Sherars Falls on the lower Deschutes River	Any · 1-day · all	$20.00
Sherars Falls Annual Pass	Access or habitat fee	Year-round access at Sherars Falls	Any · annual · all	$120.00

Every licence and fee 11

Licence	Residency	Term	Ages	Fee
Base licence 6
Daily Fishing Permit - Married Into Tribe / Tribal Employee Persons married into the Tribes and Tribal employees	Resident	1-day	all	$8.50
Three-Day Fishing Permit - Married Into Tribe / Tribal Employee Persons married into the Tribes and Tribal employees	Resident	3-day	all	$15.00
Daily Fishing Permit General public fishing one area for one day Valid for one area per day, unlike the season and three-day permits which cover Areas 1 through 4.	Any	1-day	all	$17.00
Season Fishing Permit - Married Into Tribe / Tribal Employee Persons married into the Tribes and Tribal employees Half the general season rate. Residency field used to mark the tribal-affiliated tier.	Resident	season	all	$30.00
Three-Day Fishing Permit General public fishing Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 for up to three days	Any	3-day	all	$30.00
Season Fishing Permit General public fishing Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Warm Springs Reservation for the season Valid in Areas 1 through 4. Warm Springs does not price by state residency; it prices by relationship to the Tribes.	Any	season	all	$60.00
Permit 1
Tribal Fishing Guide Client Permit Clients fishing with a Tribal fishing guide	Any	short-term	all	$75.00
Access or habitat fee 4
Harpham Flat Boater Day Use Boaters using the Harpham Flat access on the Deschutes River $5.00 per person.	Any	1-day	all	$5.00
Sandy Beach Boater Day Use Boaters using the Sandy Beach access on the Deschutes River $5.00 per person.	Any	1-day	all	$5.00
Sherars Falls Day Use Day use access at Sherars Falls on the lower Deschutes River	Any	1-day	all	$20.00
Sherars Falls Annual Pass Year-round access at Sherars Falls	Any	annual	all	$120.00

Fees as published by Warm Springs Fisheries and read on 4 September 2026. Agencies change fees without notice and vendors add issuing charges, so confirm the current price at the point of sale. We do not reproduce seasons, limits or gear rules — see the agency's regulations page for those.

Notes on this listing

All fees come from the Tribes' own 2026 Fishing Permit Regulations PDF, published January 2026 on fisheries.warmsprings-nsn.gov and loaded 2026-09-04 - a properly dated current-year source, so confidence here is high. The state-licence requirement is quoted verbatim from that document. No separate boat or watercraft permit is published; the boater fees listed are per-person day-use fees at the Harpham Flat and Sandy Beach river accesses. No aquatic invasive species inspection or decontamination requirement appears in the 2026 regulations. No youth, senior or elder fee tiers are published - the only discount tier is "married into tribe / employees". Camping fees ($20 per night at Trout Lake, Indian Park and Sherars Falls) are published in the same document but were omitted as not a precondition to angling. The regulations do not state whether the season permit runs on the calendar year. Agency naming: the fisheries site styles itself "Department of Fisheries, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs"; the permit email is administered through the Tribes' Branch of Natural Resources (ctwsbnr.org). Office hours are not published.

About Warm Springs Fisheries

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Department of Fisheries manages fishing on the sovereign waters of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (OR). A state fishing licence is generally not valid here.

Base and combination licences run from $8.50 to $60.00 depending on residency, term and age.

Beyond the base licence there are 5 specialty items to watch for, including the Tribal Fishing Guide Client Permit, Harpham Flat Boater Day Use, Sandy Beach Boater Day Use and the Sherars Falls Day Use. These are separate purchases and a base licence does not cover them.

The fee table below was read from official sources on 4 September 2026. We list what each item is called, who needs it and what it costs, and link out for the rules themselves — seasons, limits and gear regulations live on the agency’s own page and change too often to mirror.