Waters · United States
McKenzie River (Vida) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The river the McKenzie drift boat was designed for: fast, clear, boulder-strewn water holding wild redside rainbows, with a spring chinook run through the lower reaches.
Today's report: fair (45/100)
Rainbow Trout is the most promising species on McKenzie River (Vida) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 13.6°C (56°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR VIDA, OR shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
McKenzie River (Vida) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 13.6°C (56°F)
- Discharge: 48.7 m³/s (1,720 cfs) — down 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR VIDA, OR · reading 19 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 42/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 44/100
- 03:00–05:00 local time — score 48/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 45 — fair | 48 — fair | 49 — fair |
| Chinook salmon | 43 — fair | 51 — fair | 54 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's McKenzie River (Vida) rating:
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- light: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.65)
- season: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:03:36 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR VIDA, OR · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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