Central Oregon fishing report
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Here is the weekly fishing report for Central Oregon, provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:
BEND PINE NURSERY POND: Current regulations allow for a limit of two fish per day, 8-inch minimum length for trout.
CLEAR LAKE: Clear Lake has been stocked and should be a great place to catch recently stocked legals, trophies and holdovers.
CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: Anglers report good fishing with reports of large rainbow being caught. Closed from one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise.
CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: Recent sampling showed abundant populations of redband trout and whitefish. There were excellent numbers of 12- to 14-inch trout with several over 18-inches caught. Anglers are reminded that trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released unharmed.
DAVIS LAKE: Anglers report fair fishing. Restricted to fly fishing only with barbless hooks.
EAST LAKE: Anglers report good fishing with reports of large rainbow being caught. Catch-and-release for all rainbow trout that DO NOT have an adipose-fin clip.
FALL RIVER: The river was stocked last week with rainbow trout. Anglers report fair fishing. Restricted to fly fishing only with barbless hooks.
HAYSTACK RESERVOIR: Fishing has been excellent for bass. Trout fishing has been slow.
HOSMER LAKE: Angers report fair fishing. Restricted to fly angling only with barbless hooks.
LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: Fishing has been excellent for bass. Anglers are reminded there are small numbers of spring Chinook and summer steelhead in Lake Billy Chinook as part of the reintroduction effort. Please release these fish unharmed.
LAKE SIMTUSTUS: Fishing for rainbow trout has been fair in the upper part of the reservoir. Anglers report catching many pikeminnow.
LITTLE LAVA LAKE: Anglers report fair fishing for rainbows and brook trout.
METOLIUS RIVER: Anglers report fair fishing.
OCHOCO CREEK UPSTREAM TO OCHOCO DAM: Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures only; two trout per day with an 8-inch minimum length. Trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released unharmed.
OCHOCO RESERVOIR: Trout fishing has been fair but will become more difficult as summer progresses. Bass fishing has been excellent.
PAULINA LAKE: Anglers report fair fishing. Catch-and-release for all rainbow trout that DO NOT have an adipose-fin clip.
PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR: The reservoir is warming up and has been stocked.
PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: Fishing has been slow for trout, but the fish that have been caught have been large. Bass and crappie fishing has been good.
PRINEVILLE YOUTH FISHING POND: Anglers are reminded that fishing is limited to youths 17 years old and younger. There is a two-fish bag limit.
SHEVLIN YOUTH FISHING POND: Two trout per day, 8-inch minimum length. Fishing restricted to anglers 17 years old and younger.
SOUTH TWIN LAKE: Fishing has been fair with reports of decent-size rainbow trout being caught.
THREE CREEK LAKE: Anglers report fair fishing. Lake was stocked the week of July 15.
WALTON LAKE: Fishing has been good. The lake was stocked the week of July 15.
WICKIUP RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair fishing. There is a catch limit of 25 kokanee (no size limits) in addition to other trout species.