Recent content by davidz

Never had luck at Fern Ridge or Long Tom, though I know PK has fished crappie at Long Tom. I recommend the Cottage Grove Res by the dam. I get 5-10 fish within an hour sometimes.

Hi all, I haven't fished at Odell lake ever before but would like to try. I don't have a boat. How would you guys evaluate my chances from the bank? Is there good bank access even? Regards

I went a couple times this week too. The south side of the lake is all muddy water with a slight current. The north side is calm and about 1.5 feet visibility. Surprisingly few signs of fish. Something very little was biting night crawler on my float rig.

You can probably do it right after the dam, at the West Kirk park parking lot. There are some places where you can get to the water. If you're trying to avoid that wave spot you should hike down the gravel path downstream starting from West Kirk. However, the bank becomes pretty steep and rocky...

Fern Ridge Reservoir Report from yesterday: After going to Fern Ridge Reservoir for probably about 5 times with no success, I finally got something. Today I noticed that the level of the reservoir was high enough that it covered previously exposed sandy bottom. Using a simple bottom rig (hook...

I realized there's no unified thread for fishing at the Fern Ridge Reservoir. I go a lot to that lake, it's closest to me. The water level at the lake can be monitored here: USGS Current Conditions for USGS 14168000 FERN RIDGE LAKE NEAR ELMIRA, OR The temperature of the water for last several...