Lost Creek Lake - Lost Creek dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown

Lost Creek dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown

Lost Creek Lake - Trail, OR (Jackson County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-16-2023
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Lost Creek dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown, and the surface temperature jumped to 80oF with the hot weather. Both boat ramps are available.‌

Trout anglers will want to fish deeper with the warm water, or fish the upper reaches of the reservoir above Highway 62. Trolling wedding rings spiked with nightcrawler behind an oval egg sinker is almost always productive, other lures or small spoons should be tried while trolling. ‌

Still fishing with PowerBait and wind drifting with nightcrawlers are both effective. Trout anglers are reminded to be cautious with catch-and-release fishing during the heat wave.‌

Smallmouth bass fishing is good. One group caught smallmouth bass up to 2.5 pounds casting rubber worms near shore in the vicinity of Catfish Cove recently.‌

ODFW continues work to restore the largemouth bass fishery. Look for rocky outcroppings, boulders, willows, or other holding structure when targeting largemouth bass.‌

Anglers can get the latest reservoir details by calling the US Army Corps Lost Creek Lake and Applegate Reservoir projects information line at 1-800-472-2434.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

Crane Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing at Crane Prairie continues to be inconsistent
Deschutes River- Lower: There have been more reports of Chinook being caught in the lower Deschutes
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 76 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 150 cfs
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping but are still in relatively good shape
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Reservoir Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 450 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Currently flows are around 1,800 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 33 percent full, dropping five feet since last week
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 48 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 39 percent full and dropping
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 44 percent full and dropping

ODFW Recreation Report

8-10-2023
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