Ana Reservoir is open all year long for rainbow trout and hybrid bass angling. The reservoir is at full capacity. Fishing has been good for rainbow trout. Most anglers fish for hybrid bass from the bank on the east shoreline at night. Many hybrid bass captured are over 10 lbs. The use of live fish for bait is prohibited.

ANA RIVER: hatchery rainbow trout

Ana River is a great place to fish. Angling for rainbow trout has been good. The river level is high from water is being released from the reservoir. Rainbow trout in this river can be very spooky so stealth is required. Bait angling is allowed and productive. Tui chub and pit roach are abundant in Ana River so large lures and flies mimicking minnows can be very successful. Also, consider trying dry-fly emergers and nymphs.

ANTHONY LAKE: rainbow trout

Lake will be stocked week of June 30 with legal-sized trout.

BALM CREEK RESERVOIR: trout, bass

Reservoir should be good for trout and bass.

BEULAH RESERVOIR: redband trout, hatchery rainbow trout, whitefish, bull trout

Inflow into the reservoir varied from approximately 110 to 152 cfs from June 25 to June 30. The reservoir water level has begun to fall. It was 79 percent full on June 29. Angling in the reservoir is fair for rainbow trout and slow for crappie.

Rainbow Trout - Photo by Kathy Munsel , ODFW-

BIG ROCK RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Last year the reservoir was reduced to a small pool by late summer. Freezing temperatures are suspected of having winter killed any hold over fish. Hatchery trout, fingerling size, will be stocked in the reservoir this spring. Trout stocked as fingerlings will not be of harvestable size until next year.

BLITZEN RIVER: trout

Mainstem Blitzen and tributaries (except Little Blitzen) have a two fish trout bag limit from May 24 through October 31. The Little Blitzen is a catch and release fishery year-round. Angling is fair to good for 10 to 16-inch redband trout when flow conditions allow. Flow fluctuated between approximately 130 and 240 cfs from June 23 through June 30. Flow was approximately 150 cfs June 30.

BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR: bass, white crappie, yellow perch, catfish, and trout.

Water level in the reservoir continues to drop. The reservoir was 57 percent full on June 29. Angling is slow.

BURNS POND: trout, bass

Trout were stocked the first week in June. Angling should be fair to good for rainbow trout.

BURNT RIVER: trout

Was stocked with 1,000 legal trout above Unity Reservoir.

CHICKAHOMINY RESERVOIR: trout

Angling is slow to fair for 12 to 19-inch rainbow trout with recent warm weather. Fly anglers have had some success using midge imitations.

CHEWAUCAN RIVER: redband trout

Angling will be good for largemouth bass and brown bullhead in the lower river. Angling is good for redband trout above Paisley.

CHRISTMAS VALLEY GOLF COURSE POND: hatchery rainbow trout

Five hundred legal size rainbow trout were stocked in this small pond for Free Fishing weekend events. Catch rates were low, most of the trout remain in the pond. Target trout by boat or in the deep portions of the lake at the South end. Ask permission for access to the lake at the Christmas Valley Parks and Rec office located next to the golf course lodge. Few trout will survive the high water temperatures in the pond later this summer.

Redband Trout -Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife -

COTTONWOOD MEADOWS: rainbow trout, brook trout

Angling is good for rainbow trout. Bait fishing has been slow.

COTTONWOOD RESERVOIR: native redband trout

Fishing for native redband should improve as water temperatures increase.

CRUMP LAKE: black crappie, native redband trout, yellow perch, brown bullhead

Access is limited by private ownership. One primitive boat ramp is available on the west side of the lake from the Plush-Adel Road. Crump Lake went dry last summer. Few fish are expected to be caught in the lake during the 2008 fishing season. Lake conditions have improved with the recent rain storms; however the lake is still very shallow. Boating can be hazardous. Recent sampling by ODFW has shown fish are still available in the lake.

DELINTMENT LAKE: trout

The lake was stocked with rainbow trout in late May. Angling should be fair to good.

DOG LAKE: largemouth bass, yellow perch, black crappie, brown bullhead

Dog Lake is closed to the retention of native, redband trout. This lake is not stocked with hatchery trout. Trophy bass fishing opportunities are available here. Bass and yellow perch fishing should improve with warmer water temperatures.

DREWS RESERVIOR: native redband trout, largemouth bass, channel catfish, brown bullhead, yellow perch, black crappie

Access is open to the reservoir and boat ramp. Catch rates are often low at this reservoir. The reservoir has filled considerably recently, fish washed down from Dog Lake and Drews creek will be available for harvest. Boat with care; watch for fences and rock jacks submerged in the reservoir near the shoreline.

Brook Trout -U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-

DUNCAN RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Angling is fair for rainbow trout. Midge hatches have been observed occurring on the reservoir in the late afternoon. Bait angling can be good along the shoreline.

FISH LAKE (Baker County): rainbow trout, brook trout

No access yet due to snow.

FISH LAKE (Steens Mountain): brook trout, rainbow trout

The loop road is open to Fish Lake. Rainbow trout were stocked the week of June 23.  Angling has been good for both rainbow and brook trout. No report on what gear has been most effective.

FOURMILE LAKE: rainbow trout, lake trout, kokanee

Fourmile Lake is accessible. The boat ramp might still be blocked by drift wood. Angling should be good for lake trout and rainbow trout. Large kokanee up to 16 inches are available.

GERBER RESERVOIR: crappie, yellow perch, brown bullhead and largemouth bass

Angling has been good for crappie. Yellow perch and bullhead can be caught off the bank at the campground areas. Large mouth bass are also available.

GRANDE RONDE LAKE: rainbow and brook trout

Lake will be stocked week of July 7 or 14, depending on access.

HAINES POND: rainbow trout

Has been stocked twice with 1,000 legal-sized rainbow trout. Fishing has been very good.

Black Crappie -U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-

HART LAKE: black crappie, native redband trout, yellow perch, brown bullhead

Crappie angling has been excellent. The lake is very shallow, and high winds can make boating hazardous. Anglers have reported catching an excess of 100 fish a day with many fish approaching 14 inches in length.

HEART LAKE: hatchery rainbow trout and kokanee

Angling is very good for rainbow trout and kokanee. Most kokanee are less than eight inches.

HIGGINS RESERVOIR: trout

Fishing has been good. Access is walk in only. Has not been stocked for two years due to access issues. 

HOLBROOK RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Angling is very good for stocked legal and trophy rainbow trout. All methods of angling seem to have some success at this reservoir.

HWY 203 POND: trout, bass, bluegill

Has been stocked several times with legal-sized rainbow trout. Fishing has been good, especially in the morning and evening. 

JUNIPER LAKE: cutthroat trout

The lake is nearly dry.

KRUMBO RESERVOIR: trout and largemouth bass

Angling is fair for 16 to 19-inch rainbow trout and fair for 12 to 16-inch largemouth bass. A variety of gear has been effective. There is good bank access near the boat ramp and on the southwest shoreline. There is also an accessible fishing platform near the boat ramp.

KLAMATH AND AGENCY LAKES: redband trout

Angling for redband trout has been fair. Algae is beginning to proliferate which will reduce the aesthetics of angling in most parts of the lake. Trolling lures mimicking minnows has been good. Bank anglers using bait are also experiencing success. Most bank anglers use dead minnows for bait while others have success using worms.

KLAMATH RIVER: native rainbow- redband trout

Angling below Keno dam is closed until October 1. The Klamath River from JC Boyle Dam to the JC Boyle Powerhouse is very good for catching redband trout. Most redband trout in this section range from 6-12 inches. Golden stoneflies and salmonflies are hatching in this section. The Klamath River below the Powerhouse is fair for redband trout 10-14 inches.

LAKE OF THE WOODS: hatchery rainbow trout, kokanee, hatchery brown trout, yellow perch, brown bullhead,largemouth bass, crappie, and smallmouth bass

Angling for hatchery rainbow and kokanee has been excellent. Angling for brown trout has been fair.

LINK RIVER:redband trout

Angling is fair for redband trout. Access is available along the entire west side and boats can be launched at Veterans Park and motored upstream to the powerhouse. River flow is high but should drop as the week progresses. Redband trout are being caught. The Link River is open year long. Most anglers wade the river and cast lures and spoons that mimic minnows. The river is shallow so light lures should be used.

LOFTON RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

The reservoir was stocked with legal and trophy rainbow trout. Fishing for trout has been very good all angling methods (bait, lures, flies) seem to be meet with good catch rates.

LOST RIVER: brown bullhead, yellow perch, largemouth bass, Sacramento perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill

Angling is good for warmwater fish. Brown bullhead are being caught at Crystal Springs Park at a good rate. Angling for yellow perch is good.

LUCKY RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Rainbow Trout - Photo by Roger Smith, ODFW-

Angling is fair for rainbow trout. Lucky Reservoir has good populations of trout but catch rates are slow due to the turbid water.

MALHEUR RIVER (Warm Springs Reservoir downstream to South Fork Malheur River): redband trout and hatchery rainbow trout

On June 29 discharge below Warm Springs Dam was approximately 420 cfs. Angling for trout is slow.

MALHEUR RIVER (from the South Fork Malheur River near Riverside, downstream to Gold Creek): redband trout and hatchery rainbow trout

On June 29 discharge below Juntura was approximately 820 cfs. Angling for trout is slow.

MALHEUR RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

The water level is slowly dropping as irrigation water is released. The reservoir continues to produce nice catches of 12 to 17-inch rainbow trout. The boat ramp is still in the water.

MALHEUR RIVER, NORTH FORK: redband trout, whitefish, and bull trout

No recent angling report. Stream flows are dropping and fishing is improving. Remember to release bull trout.

MALHEUR RIVER, MIDDLE FORK: redband trout, brook trout, and bull trout

No recent angling report. Stream flows are dropping and fishing is most improving. Remember to release bull trout.

MANN LAKE: trout

Slow angling for cutthroat trout The lake is very low, and illegally introduced goldfish have disrupted the trout fishery.

MOON RESERVOIR: bass, trout

The water level dropped rapidly over the past two weeks. Slow angling for bass. No angling report for trout.

MUD LAKE: hatchery rainbow trout

The lake is low. Mud Lake experienced a winter kill this year so angling could be poor. The lake is turbid year-around and will warm up quickly.

MURRAY RESERVOIR: trout

Was stocked with 2,000 rainbow trout the last week of April. Fishing is good using spinners, flies or PowerBait.

NORTH MALHEUR BLM STOCK PONDS: rainbow trout

All of the BLM stock ponds in the Harper-Westfall area were stocked on May 30 with fingerling-sized rainbow trout. Littlefield and Squaw Creek reservoirs have good carryover populations.

NORTH POWDER PONDS 1 & 2: rainbow trout

North Powder Pond #1 has been stocked three times. North Powder Pond #2 was stocked once.

OVERTON RESERVOIR:

OWYHEE RESERVOIR: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, catfish

The reservoir has started to drop. It was 58 percent full on June 29. All boat ramps are accessible. Angling for crappie is fair. Angling for bass is fair to good.

Brown Trout -Photo by Roger Smith-

OWYHEE RIVER (Lower): brown trout, rainbow trout

Angling for rainbow trout and brown trout is good. Catches of brown from 12 to 20 inches have been common. Rainbow trout are less abundant, but anglers have been catching some larger fish. Flow was 227 cfs June 29.

OWYHEE RIVER (Upper): smallmouth bass and channel catfish

Discharge at the Rome gauge varied from approximately 200 to 350 cfs from June 25 through June 30. Angling for smallmouth is improving and angling for channel catfish is fair.

PAIUTE RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout and hatchery Lahontan cutthroat trout

Angling is slow due to turbid conditions. The reservoir is very low.

PHILLIPS RESERVOIR: trout, perch

Phillips has been stocked several times with legal-sized trout. Perch are biting and are larger this year, with sizes ranging from 8-12 inches. Water level is 90 percent. Some 10-12 inch trout are biting as well. ODFW needs Phillips Reservoir angler input as it considers future management of fishery.  Please feel free to fill out this survey online.

PILCHER RESERVOIR: trout

Reports of catching 10-12 inch trout. Crappie fishing is slow until water warms. Reservoir is full.  Reservoir was stocked with legal trout July 1.

PINE CREEK (Baker County): trout

Pine Creek and North Pine Creek were stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout.

POLE CREEK RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

The reservoir was stocked with legal-sized (8-10 inch) rainbow trout on May 22. The water level remains below the water level at this time last year. Irrigation water has been turned on and the water level is dropping. There are few larger rainbow trout in this reservoir. Angling has slowed.

POWDER RIVER: trout, spring chinook

The Powder River from Hughes Lane Bridge in Baker City to Mason Dam is open for adipose fin-clipped spring chinook May 31 through Sept. 1, 2008. The daily bag limit is two spring chinook. These chinook have been released as surplus from the Snake River. Rainbow trout have also been stocked below Mason Dam.

SOUTH MALHEUR BLM STOCK PONDS: hatchery rainbow trout.

Most of the reservoirs are full and spilling. Angling is expected to be fair. Several reservoirs in the Jordan Valley area were stocked last year.

SPAULDING RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Spaulding Reservoir went dry last summer. No fish are believed to be in the reservoir. ODFW will not stock the reservoir with fingerlings due to low water levels in the reservoir.

Sprague River: redband trout, brown trout, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, yellow perch

Angling has been fair for redband trout. Flows are still slightly high and turbid. Angling should be good for bass and brown bullhead below the town of Beatty.

SUNSTONE RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout

Sunstone reservoir went dry last summer, but it has filled to full capacity. A small number of legal-sized rainbow trout were stocked recently, as were a group of Eagle Lake rainbow trout which will be legal by the end of summer.

Sycan River: redband trout, brown trout, and brook trout

Angling is slow for redband trout. Flows are high.

THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR: trout

Fishing is slow. Reservoir is full.

Large-mouth Bass -U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-

THOMPSON RESERVOIR: largemouth bass, hatchery rainbow trout

Angling has been slow for rainbow trout and largemouth bass.

TOPSY RESERVOIR: largemouth bass, brown bullhead, crappie, yellow perch, bluegill, Sacramento perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, redband trout

Angling for crappie is good. Expect angling to improve with warmer water temperatures. Most crappie are 8-10 inches.

TWIN LAKES (Baker County): rainbow trout

The lake is accessible from the FS 39 road.  The lake will be stocked with legal rainbow trout the week of July 1.

UPPER MIDWAY RESERVOIR:largemouth bass

A total of 100 largemouth bass up to two pounds were stocked in Upper Midway from Davis Lake two weeks ago. It appears most of the largemouth bass ranging from 12-15 inches died this past winter due to ice cover thus resulting in lack of oxygen. Angling should be fair for largemouth bass. The reservoir is near full pool and boats are difficult to launch. Smaller boats are recommended.

UNITY RESERVOIR: trout, bass, crappie

Trout fishing has been good. Crappie are biting, but the fish are small.

VEE LAKE

Angling is slow in Vee Lake. The reservoir is very low and water temperatures are rising quickly.

WARM SPRINGS RESERVOIR: smallmouth bass, white crappie, catfish, perch, and hatchery rainbow trout

The reservoir has begun to drop. The reservoir was 36 percent full June 29. Inflows ranged from 55 cfs to 120 cfs June 25 through June 30. Fishing is slow.

WARNER LAKES: black crappie, brown bullhead, yellow perch

Fishing for warm water species will be fair. The lakes are low and shallow; boating access can be difficult.

WILLIAMSON RIVER (UPPER): redband trout and brook trout

Angling is good for redband trout and brook trout.

WILLIAMSON RIVER (LOWER):

Angling is slow as flows are high and turbid. Flows are currently dropping and the river might drop into more fishable conditions over the weekend. Due to good water quality in Upper Klamath Lake few fish have moved into the Williamson River.

WILLOW VALLEY RESERVOIR: largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, yellow perch

Angling for largemouth bass has been very good. Small bluegill are abundant. A few nice crappie have been caught but crappie were not abundant in last year’s electrofishing surveys. The reservoir is near full pool so boats can be launched.

WOLF CREEK RESERVOIR: crappie, trout

Fishing is good for 11 to 14-inch trout. Crappie should start biting as the weather warms. Reservoir is full.

WOOD RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES: redband trout, brown trout, brook trout, yellow perch

Flows are high. Angling is slow for brown trout and redband trout.

HUNTING

Report your hunt

Spring bear and spring turkey seasons have ended—so please take the time to report your hunt now. Also, if you haven’t yet done so, report your 2007 hunts. Be ready to enter your hunter/angler ID number, two-digit Wildlife Management Unit number where you hunted, and total number of days hunted. Any person that purchased a tag is required to report, even if they were not successful, did not go hunting, or were called during a telephone hunter survey.

Coyote -Oregon Fish and Wildlife-

COYOTE - By this time of year coyote diets consist of small rodents and the young of big game animals. They respond well to calling during the summer months, and hunters should focus efforts in mule deer or antelope fawning areas or along riparian areas that have higher rodent numbers. Hunters should be aware that cougars will respond to predator calls.

KLAMATH WILDLIFE AREA

All hunting seasons are presently closed on the Klamath Wildlife Area. Overnight camping is not allowed on the Miller Island Unit.

Dogs are allowed only at the designated dog training area at the boat ramp area to minimize disturbance to migrating or nesting birds. Discharge of firearms is prohibited except by permit.

Please contact Klamath Wildlife Area at (541) 883-5734 or email lanny.a.fujishin@state.or.us for additional information.