If you don’t want to fight the throngs at Silver Falls, head to Silverton Reservoir & Marine Park (4381 Silver Falls Drive NE, 503-873-6359, silverton.or.us), just a five-minute drive from town.

The Silverton Rock Farm sits on 63.1 acres just west of Silverton Reservoir, a popular recreation spot and secondary water source for Silverton, on unincorporated Marion County land.

Among the pay-to-play waters, E.E. Wilson Pond on the wildlife area north of Corvallis, is scheduled to get 1,200 keepers and 25 foot-longs the week of April 11, and Silverton Reservoir is due for ...