Applegate reservoir has been fishing well for both holdover trout as well as recently stocked legal rainbow trout. The weekends can be busy out here at popular beaches along the Hart-tish day use area. Fish early! \ Bait is allowed and 5 trout per day, year-round, on the streams above Applegate Dam and the lake itself. All three boat ramps - French Gulch, Hart-Tish, and Copper - are open. Reservations for camping can be made at Recreation.gov.

The reservoir is 65 percent full with an elevation of 1,958.6 ft. Surface temperatures are in the low 60s. Anglers can get the latest information by calling the US Army Corps Lost Creek Lake and Applegate Reservoir projects information line at 1-800-472-2434.