Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:

CENTRAL ZONE

BIG LAVA LAKE: Big Lava is currently still ice covered and will be inaccessible for the upcoming weekend. Big Lava is a great place to catch nice rainbow trout ranging from 12 to 20 inches in length.

CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: Boat access is available at Crane Prairie Resort and all Forest Service ramps are open. Opening weekend saw fair catches of rainbow trout. Angling success should improve with slightly warmer water temperatures. Crane provides great opportunity for top of the line brook trout and anglers are strongly encouraged to try their hand at angling for them. Fish brook trout at dawn and dusk. Small spinners or spoons are often quite effective as are both wet and dry flies. Worms also work well. Anglers after the big brook trout should cast their fly, lure or bait close to cover such as submerged logs or undercut banks. Once you hook your brook trout head for open water as they’re notorious for tangling your line around logs and rocks.

CRESCENT LAKE: Anglers continue to have good success catching lake trout and brown trout. Kokanee anglers should start seeing a little better success as lake temperature increase.

CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: Flows are much lower than last week, but anglers are encouraged to check flows before making a trip. If flows remain constant, fishing should return to normal within a couple of days. Anglers are reminded to exercise caution when wading on the slick rocks of the Crooked River.

CULTUS LAKE: Cultus didn’t see a lot of angling activity over the weekend. The lake is ice-free and the boat ramp is accessible. The fishing should be great for lake trout and fair for rainbow trout.

DAVIS LAKE: Anglers reported catching a few rainbow and a fair number of largemouth bass. Remember Davis is a fly angling lake only.

DESCHUTES RIVER (Mouth to Warm Springs): The Deschutes River Canyon is full of flowering balsamroot, lupine, and hungry trout. Late April and May is often considered the best time of the year to catch trout on big dry flies. Fly anglers should look for caddis hatches during most days and large stone flies in the warm afternoons. Typically, golden stoneflies tend to primarily hatch below Maupin with salmonflies above Maupin. The highest concentration of trout and whitefish are from around Maupin upstream to the reservation boundary.

EAST LAKE: East Lake is still inaccessible. Please check with East Lake Resort at eastlakeresort.com, the Deschutes National Forest or the local ODFW office at 541-388-6363 for up-to-date lake conditions. East Lake Resort plans to open May 22.

ELK LAKE: Elk Lake is not yet accessible.

FALL RIVER: Recent reports indicate that the angling has been fair with a few nice fish being caught. The river above the falls remains open the entire year, and is restricted to fly-fishing only. River water temperatures are generally in the 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit range. As mid-day air temperatures get warmer, expect insect activity to increase. This is a popular spring fishery for fly fishers.

HOSMER LAKE: Hosmer is not yet accessible.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: Bull trout and kokanee fishing remains consistent at Lake Billy Chinook. Angling opportunities appear to be best in the Deschutes and Crooked River arms. Kokanee bag limit is five fish per day, included in the trout daily bag limit. Anglers should consult 2009 Sport Fishing Regulations for new angling regulations on Lake Billy Chinook.

NORTH TWIN: Fishing is reported to be fair. Good beaches, good wind protection and good numbers of stocked rainbow trout are North Twin positives.

OCHOCO RESERVOIR: Fishing improves at the head of the reservoir as spring runoff increases. Anglers have reported catches of large fish and fishing is expected to improve with weather.

ODELL LAKE: Opening weekend saw great success for lake trout and somewhat sluggish harvests of kokanee. Water temperature needs to increase a couple of degrees to get the kokanee bite moving.

PAULINA LAKE: Lake conditions are tentative. Please check with Paulina Lake Lodge 541-536-2240 for ramp access and ice conditions.

PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: Anglers have reported good catches of rainbow trout and smallmouth bass fishing from the shore of Prineville Reservoir.

SOUTH TWIN: Opening weekend saw good catches of rainbow trout at South Twin. South Twin provides plenty of opportunity for rainbow trout, great wind protected shoreline and good beach-like shoreline for the kids to run around on when they’re tired of catching fish. A great family lake.

WICKIUP RESERVOIR: Opening weekend saw a large turnout of anglers on Wickiup. Though the success was spotty, a few anglers were fortunate enough to harvest some nice brown trout, a few largemouth bass and kokanee. Kokanee are in great condition with a few fish ranging up to 17 inches in length. There seemed to be a good number of kokanee residing in the Davis arm of the lake over the weekend. Anglers are encouraged to work the shallows for browns and rainbow during the early morning hours and hours just before dusk.