Fishing report

Published 7:07 am Thursday, August 9, 2018

ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout) Spring sampling indicated many fish available in the reservoir with an average length of 14 to 16 inches. Recently stocked with trophy trout averaging 3 pounds each.

BADGER LAKE: (trout) Stocked this week. Badger offers a great opportunity for some deep woods fishing. Four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended for driving to the lake.

BIKINI POND: (rainbow trout) The pond has been stocked. If water temperatures remain good, Bikini is a good place to take the family fishing. No recent fishing reports.

CENTURY GRAVEL POND: (rainbow trout) No recent fishing reports. The pond is located ¼ mile west of the junction of USFS Rd 46 (Century Drive) and USFS Rd 4635.

CLEAR LAKE: (rainbow trout) The reservoir has been stocked and fishing should be excellent.

CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, kokanee) No recent fishing reports. All wild (unmarked) rainbow trout must be released.

CRESCENT LAKE: (rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and kokanee) No recent fishing reports. Open to fishing all year. One lake trout per day, 24-inch minimum length.

CROOKED RIVER: (redband trout, mountain whitefish) Sampling this spring indicates both redband trout and mountain whitefish populations are very strong. Opportunities for 10 to 14 inch trout are excellent.

CULTUS LAKE, Big: (rainbow trout, lake trout) The lake was stocked with 2,500 legal-size fish. Open to fishing all year.

DESCHUTES RIVER, MOUTH TO THE PELTON REGULATING DAM: (redband trout, summer steelhead, whitefish) Trout anglers are reporting good fishing from Macks Canyon upstream to Mecca Flat. While the peak of the salmon fly hatch has passed, anglers should pay attention to other emerging insects. Spring Chinook season has ended. Anglers who catch a tagged hatchery steelhead with an orange anchor tag, are encouraged to report catch information to ODFW at 541-296-4628. Anglers catching a tagged wild fish should release it immediately without recording any information. Counts at the Sherars Falls salmon and steelhead trap. The trap is only in operation from July to the end of October. Trapping has ended at Sherars Falls for the season.

Lake Billy Chinook to Benham Falls: (rainbow trout, brown trout) Open for trout all year. Fishing restricted to artificial flies and lures. No size or limits on brown trout and no harvest of bull trout.

Benham Falls upstream to Little Lava Lake: Flies and lures only. Best opportunities are upstream of Crane Prairie Reservoir and between Crane Prairie and Wickiup reservoirs.

DEVILS LAKE: (rainbow trout) Scheduled to be stocked the week of July 9 with 1,384 legal-size trout. Open to fishing all year.

EAST LAKE: (rainbow trout, brown trout, kokanee) Scheduled to be stocked the week of July 9 with 3,300 trout. Anglers report fair fishing with good numbers of fish being caught. Open to fishing all year. Wild rainbow trout must be released.

ELK LAKE: (brook trout, kokanee, cutthroat trout) No recent fishing reports. Open to fishing all year. Kokanee limit is 25 per day in addition to daily trout limit. No size limits on kokanee.

FALL RIVER: (rainbow trout) River has been stocked with rainbow trout. Anglers report good catch rates on trout. Open to fishing all year. Restricted to fly-fishing with barbless hooks only.

FROG LAKE: (trout) The lake has been stocked and fishing should be good. No recent fishing reports.

HAYSTACK RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill) The reservoir was stocked this spring with 8,500 legal-size Deschutes stock steelhead, as well as 75 brood rainbow stock. No recent fishing reports.

HOOD RIVER: (steelhead) Spring Chinook fishing has closed.

HOSMER LAKE: (brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout) Anglers report good fishing for all trout species. Open to fishing all year. Restricted to fly-fishing only with barbless hooks. Catch-and-release for all species.

KINGSLEY RESERVOIR: Due to dam reconstruction, Kingsley Reservoir will be closed to the public in 2018 and 2019.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: (bull, brown and rainbow trout, kokanee, smallmouth bass) Bull trout fishing is good in the Metolius arm and fair in the Deschutes and Crooked arms. Kokanee fishing is also good in the Metolius arm and fair in the Deschutes and Crooked arms. Kokanee are averaging 9 inches long. Bass fishing has been great in all three arms. Harvest is limited to 1 bull trout over 24 inches under the daily trout limit. Anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit. No bag or size limits on brown trout and bass.

LAKE SIMTUSTUS: (bull trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass) No recent fishing reports. Has been stocked with rainbow trout. A tribal permit is required.

LAURANCE LAKE: Due to dam maintenance, Laurance Lake will be closed to the public in 2018.

LAVA LAKE, Big: (rainbow trout) Fishing remains fair with some large trout being taken. Open to fishing all year.

LOST LAKE: (rainbow trout) The lake has been stocked and received additional fish this year due to the loss of other opportunity in the Hood River area. No recent reports but conditions should be perfect for fishing.

METOLIUS RIVER: (redband trout, bull trout) Anglers report good fishing. Closed to fishing above Allingham Bridge. Fishing is restricted to fly-fishing only upstream of Bridge 99 (Lower Bridge). Catch-and-release for trout including bull trout. Artificial flies and lures permitted below Bridge 99 (Lower Bridge). No bait allowed.

NORTH TWIN LAKE: (rainbow trout) Lake was stocked the week of June 18 with trophy rainbow trout and fishing remains fair. Open to fishing all year.

OCHOCO CREEK UPSTREAM TO OCHOCO DAM: (rainbow trout) Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures only; two trout per day with an 8-inch minimum length. Trout 20-inches and greater must be released unharmed.

OCHOCO RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass) Opportunities for both wild and hatchery rainbow trout continue to be very good. Average size is 12 to 16 inches. Trout are widespread throughout the reservoir. Black crappie and smallmouth bass are also available.

ODELL LAKE: (lake trout, kokanee, rainbow trout) No recent fishing reports. Twenty-five kokanee per day in addition to daily trout limit. Closed to fishing for bull trout. All tributaries to Odell Lake are closed to fishing.

PAULINA LAKE: (brown trout, rainbow trout, kokanee) The is scheduled to be stocked the week of July 9 with 3,300 with rainbow trout and fishing should be excellent. Carryover fish from 14 to 18 inches are readily being reported. Wild rainbow trout must be released.

PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout, largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie) Angler reports suggest increased stocking last year has resulted in anglers catching more and bigger fish. There are recent reports of fish up to 20 inches being caught. Bass and crappie fishing has been excellent.

PRINEVILLE YOUTH FISHING POND: (rainbow trout and largemouth bass) Fishing for rainbow trout may be limited, but largemouth bass were recently stocked for the summer.

ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR: (rainbow trout) The reservoir has been stocked this spring. No recent reports, fishing should be good.

SHEVLIN YOUTH FISHING POND: (rainbow trout) The pond is scheduled to be stocked the week of July 9 with 666 legal-size trout. Open to fishing all year. Open to youth only (17 years and under) and disabled anglers. Limit is two fish per day.

SOUTH TWIN LAKE: (rainbow trout) Lake was stocked the week of June 25 with trophy rainbow trout. Open to fishing all year.

SPARKS LAKE: (cutthroat trout) Open to fishing all year. Fly-fishing only, barbless hooks required.

SPRAGUE POND: (rainbow trout) No recent fishing reports. Turn at Cow Meadow sign off USFS Rd 40. Take first left at first dirt road and follow road to pond.

SUTTLE LAKE: (brown trout, kokanee) Open to fishing all year. Bull trout have been reported in Suttle Lake. These must be released unharmed. Anglers are reminded to be familiar with fish identification. Twenty-five kokanee per day in addition to daily trout limit. No size limits on kokanee.

TAYLOR LAKE (Wasco County): (rainbow trout, largemouth bass) Taylor Lake was stocked this spring and some of these fish should still be available.

THREE CREEK LAKE: (rainbow trout, brook trout) The lake was stocked the week of June 25 with rainbow trout. Open to fishing all year.

WALTON LAKE: (rainbow trout) Spring sampling indicated excellent overwinter survival with many fish in the 16- to 18-inch range. Fishing has been excellent as the lake is continually stocked.

WICKIUP RESERVOIR: (kokanee, brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass) Five kokanee per day in addition to daily trout limit. Kokanee are averaging 14 to 20 inches. Rainbow and brown trout fishing has been good. Deschutes Arm upstream of ODFW markers above Sheep’s Bridge falls under Deschutes River regulations (open until Sept. 30).

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