Directions to St. Louis Ponds
Directions to St. Louis Ponds
Mike123, go to GoogleMaps:
Google Maps
and type in the search panel: Gervais, Or.
That should show you how to get there from Gervais. Gervais is just south of Woodburn. All the ponds are man-made and the Odfw has wells that they use in the summer to keep the ponds from drying up. This is a Marion County Park. There is a host that lives there in a travel trailer or motorhome. The ponds are open year round, but the gate is closed during winter months. There are some shallow ponds too for waterdog training. Waterfowl hunting is allowed there during the season, since the land was donated to Odfw from private landowners. Odfw works closely with Marion County Parks. With the gate closed you can still park near the gate and walk in, as lots of people do. The Wizard Falls Hatchery on the Metolius River drops brooder BROOK TROUT, that's right, BROODER brook trout in pond 3 sometime in the next month or so. These brooder won't be over 20", as that's somewhat rare for brookies, but not impossible. The state record for a brook trout IS 9 pounds 6 ounces. That one was probably over 20". Here is a breakdown of what's there. The trout are seasonal, as far as I know.
Bluegill.................................all ponds.
Channel Catfish.....................#6 & two others, I'm not sure which.
Crappie (White)....................all ponds.
Green Sunfish.......................all ponds.
Largemouth Bass...................all ponds.
Rainbow Trout......................#1 & #3
Redear Sunfish......................all ponds.
Brook Trout..........................#3
This breakdown is approximate. Go to:
Recreation Report: Willamette Zone: Fishing - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
and the following is from today's listing:
ST LOUIS PONDS: rainbow trout, crappie, catfish
Stocked last week with 300 rainbow trout of various sizes. The gate to the ponds is now closed and locked but anglers can walk into the area to fish. Recently stocked with 2,000 rainbow trout, ranging from 8 inches to 1 ½ pounds. Several other species are also available, including bass, crappie and bluegill. This 54-acre complex of 7 ponds is owned and managed by ODFW. The site is located west of the town of Gervais. Take St. Louis Road west to Tesch Lane, turn left and follow the road to the ponds.
So there you go, I hope.:think:
BFF