Lost Creek Lake - Bank fishing near the dam was productive recently

Bank fishing near the dam was productive recently

Lost Creek Lake - Trail, OR (Jackson County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-7-2024
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Lost Creek current elevation is about 1,818 feet and the current surface water has dropped to 50F degrees. The Takelma boat ramp is available for access by trailered boats. The county ramp at Joseph Stewart is usable as well.‌

Bank fishing near the dam was productive recently with rainbow, garlic Powerbait. Trout landed ranged from 12-18 inches. Some fish had copepods which can be scraped off and the fish is safe to eat after cooking properly. ‌

Effort has been surprisingly low. Both trout and bass fishing should be good. Trout fishing will be enhanced by the legal-size and larger trout that were stocked recently. Trolling for trout may be best bet and a recent angler caught numerous 14 to 16-inch spring Chinook and trout trolling an Apex lure around the dam and water control tower to depths of 80 feet with a downrigger. Wind drifting with worms may also produce trout. ‌

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, February 7th

Fourmile Lake: The Lake is blocked by snow and is currently 27 percent full
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is not frozen
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is ice-free
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is open water and there will likely be no ice fishing this year
Pilcher Reservoir: As the ice continues to melt, bank fishing opportunities will improve
Sky Lakes Wilderness Lakes: Snow is blocking access and there's snow at all the lakes
Sycan River: Flows are high at 96 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir: Thief Valley Reservoir is now ice-free
Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir continues to rise and is now 68 percent full
Applegate River: The release from the dam is 750 cfs, and the temperature at release is 43F
Arizona Pond: Good numbers of trout are swimming around the pond
Ben Irving Reservoir: Some anglers find more success using bait than lures
Coquille River: The North Fork Coquille River has been fishable this week
Elk River: Boat anglers are having pretty good success side drifting from Elk River Hatchery down to Ironhead boat ramp
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 29 percent full and filling very slowly
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 55 percent full and trout fishing on the ice should continue to be good
Illinois River: The river is fishable and winter steelhead have been reported up to Green Bridge

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, February 1st

: Poacher drops Oregon moose population by one.
: ODFW Recreation Report
: Pneumonia hits Hells Canyon bighorn sheep, ODFW and neighboring states monitoring the effects