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Glad I found this thread, I was wondering if there was a thread about this.... and here it is. Any info on any lakes in the Eugene, Springfield areas??? Just wondering.
We hit Meadow Lake, Link Lake, and Island Lake about two weeks ago. Ran out of time and didn't get to Hand Lake. All are about 2.5+ hours from PDX; just about far enough to cut down the traffic.
Island Lake is accessible via a short hike (0.5 miles) or a round-about road, but it is tough to fish unless you have a tube/toon, or want to work the north edge with a fly rod. There is virtually no bank access at Island Lake. We didn't catch anything at Island.
Link Lake is real pretty and you can drive right to it. The deeper part seems to be on the north side. Of course, we fished the south side primarily...didn't catch anything.
Meadow Lake is also very pretty. You can drive right to it. I caught one small one on a hair rig with Power Eggs (trying to C&R off a spinning rod). Plenty of bank access along the north and east sides particularly.
I've wanted to try Long Lake, which is on the north side of Hwy 20. You can bushwack through the brush for about 0.5 miles, or take the roads and hike in about 1.0 miles from the north on the trail.
I read in the Fishing in Oregon book that Square Lake gets a lot of traffic since it is so close to Hwy 20. Round Lake is supposed to be fair, but I've never fished it.
Three Creeks has some spectacular scenery, but that last 1/2 mile on that road is a bear.
Natro Have you ever tried Linton Lake on hwy 242? You can park at Alder Springs Campgound and walk in through a lava feild to the lake.
Hard to fish from shore but it has some good size Browns and Eastern Brook in it. Early Spring and later in the year is the best.
Hey there everyone! So I took the time to research some Alpine Lakes and the fish that they do/may have in them. I came up with some really good info. I decided to take the info that I had and create a little Google map to show locations and type of fish in the lakes.
These are all lakes, no rivers/streams. But who says you can’t fish the streams/rivers to flow in/out of them (of course one should always follow stat regulations.)
According to the info I have, the majority of these lakes were stocked at one point and many of them still receive routine stockings every 2-3 years. The majority of them have self-sustaining fish populations thanks to the prior stockings. Although, I haven't fished even 1% of them so I cannot really say with any guarantee if they really do have fish in them, nor can I say exactly how to get to the lake (via trail, road, waterways, etc). All I did was use the info that I found and locate the lake on a map, and then I posted/pinned it in the Google map I created and added a little info.
Feel free to add places to it, info, notify if something is outdated, trails, roads to get to them, etc. I added 76 lakes and still have another 40 to add!! I just have to find them on the map and coordinate them with the Google map below. Some of them have already been mentioned here in this thread so thank you to those individuals that helped mention them. :clap::clap::clap::clap:
These are the sites that I got my info from:
Lakes of Mt. Hood National Forest (revised) - Maintained by the Federal Dept. of Fish & Wildlife with assistance from the ODFW.
Lakes of Mt. Hood National Forest (older edition)
Mt. Hood National Forest Campground List
Well Known Alpine fishing Lakes - Maintained by Federal Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
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So those are the primary sources that I got my info from and the map link is below:
High Alpine Lakes for Fishing - Personal Google Map
Let me know if it helps or if there are issues. I created it for mostly personal reasons but then decided to share it. I am excited to go out and try some of these pristine, isolated, hike-in lakes!!!!!!ray: ray: ray: ray:
-Spydey
I love these hike in lakes. Here are a few of mine, from the southern part of the state.
From hwy 140 turn on road 3650 to go to four mile lake. This gives you access to the sky lakes trail head.
Four Mile Lake
Budger Lake
Squaw Lake
ect...
But my favorite in this area has to be in the Seven Lakes Basin. You will have to find out which one yourselves. LOL!!