Free fishing weekend

[LingFace]

I have been asked to facilitate a free fishing weekend trip for some friends and family. I’d like to be within 2 hrs of Eugene/springfield and not be too crowded. The location needs to have moderately easy access walking and engineless boats. Some of the people attending have never caught a fish so bait legal and stocked trout are a plus. If it were just me I would go to the salt but I think this group would have more fun in the fresh water. What say you?

 

[TheKnigit]

About what size of group are you trying to take? I would say just about any park on a stocked pond would be a fairly good bet. Most places like that seem to have a decent population of panfish, and maybe some bass, along with the stocked trout.

 

[troutdude]

@LingFace Here's a list of places that will be stocked with trout, the last week in May (right before the first weekend of June). In the Willamette zone.

https://myodfw.com/fishing/species/trout/stocking-schedule?field_zone_value=6&field_waterbody_name_value_1=&field_planned_stocking_date_value[date]=2024-05-26&field_planned_stocking_date_end_value[date]=2024-06-01

Here's a list of stockings for the NW Zone.

https://myodfw.com/fishing/species/trout/stocking-schedule?field_zone_value=3&field_waterbody_name_value_1=&field_planned_stocking_date_value[date]=2024-05-26&field_planned_stocking_date_end_value[date]=2024-06-01

And a list of many places close to Eugene:

https://myodfw.com/articles/65-places-go-fishing-lane-county

 

[LingFace]

Thank you.

 

[LingFace]

Does anyone have direct experience with hills creek reservoir early June?

 

[troutdude]

Fellow OFFer @Troutski may be able to answer your Hills Creek question