tnffishman

Anyone ever fish Clear Lake on Mt. Hood? my dad caught a 27 inch rainbow on flies and every year my cousin pulls at least one over 20 inches out of ther, but i can never catch any over 17 inches....argh

bigfootfish

Howdy. Clear Lake is a reservoir built for irrigation. It actually drains into the Deschutes river unlike nearby Timothy Lake which drains into the Clackamas River. Clear Lake and nearby Frog Lake(both close to Hwy. 26) are planted with rainbows from the Oaksprings Hatchery on the lower Deschutes near Maupin. Olallie Lake and Rocksprings Reservoir, not too distant, also get planted by Oaksprings.
Interestingly, due to large quanities of snow this year, Olallie and Frog Lakes won't be stocked this year, according to the ODFW. HOWEVER, all the trout destined for Olallie and Frog Lakes have been planted in another lake. Clear Lake. That's right. Clear Lake has had it's normal share of trout put in plus all the fish that were slated for Frog and Olallie. Three lake's worth of fish in one Lake!
The biggest Rainbow trout grown in Oregon by the ODFW are from the Oakspring's Hatchery. The BROODER trout from Oaksprings are incredible. They average perhaps 7 to 8 pounds each. Also, numerous brooder Rainbows up to 20 pounds(that's right, TWENTY POUNDS!!!) are not uncommon. So Rainbow Trout up to 20 pounds are in Clear Lake now, and have been since May. One of the ODFW people at Oaksprings told me this a few weeks ago. I have know about the huge trout in Clear, Frog, Olallie and RockSpring's for years. Hope this info is helpful.

BFF aka Jim

bachman64

Thanks for the insite bff!! I think I will be heading up there this week to see how I do. Ive heard rooster tails work well there...any other suggetions??

bigfootfish

Well, if you have lots of patience, try rainbow powerbait, glitter or not, on the bottom with a sliding sinker. Also, #3 Blue Fox spinners with an gold blade(sunny days) or a silver blade(cloudy days). A gold, pink or orange body might work. Of course, if you have a floating device, drag a wet fly behind you.
Good luck!

Raincatcher

First of all, I would like to make sure both of you feel welcome here on OFF. Welcome aboard!! There! Great job bigfootfish of supplying all kinds of information and then some! Glad to have both of you join us.
Barb

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chris61182

I'll second that welcome, and also a big hearty thank you!

bigfootfish

I'm glad to have discovered the Forum, as an angler can never have too much information, or resources. I've got a week of vacation coming in mid-August and I'm still not sure where to spend it fishin'. I think Clear Lake near Mt. Hood might be a target.
I'd like to see a section of the Forum dedicated to telling fishing tales. I have a true story that is flat-out unbelievable. I would hardly believe it myself if I did not have witnesses.



BFF

Theo

alright y'all,

the fishing there sounds great. this is the clear lake near santiam junction and not the one out of Keizer right? I hope so cause I'm going fishing there tomorrow! ! ! So bff maybe I should pick up some sliding sinkers and a wet fly. . . Whats a wet fly? (I don't fly fish if that's what that is.)

Theo

Oh yeah. If anyone has any tips on where to fish there (if there's preferred spots) that would be helpful.

bigfootfish

No problem. Clear Lake near Mount Hood, 1/2 mile off of Highway 26, NOT the one near Santiam Jct which is the headwaters off the McKensie river.
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