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Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE
Cameron Henry checks to make sure that the worm is still on his hook while fishing at Detroit Lake.
Detroit Lake is stocked
with 6,000 rainbow trout
ZACH URNESS
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Trout fishing season is in full swing
around Oregon, including at mountain
lakes and reservoirs east of Salem.
Here’s a breakdown of which lakes
were stocked this week and how to land
’em.
All information is via the Oregon De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife’s recrea-
tion report.
Detroit Reservoir
The reservoir is completely full, and
all boat ramps are in the water. The res-
ervoir was stocked this week with 6,000
hatchery rainbow trout. Mongold boat
ramp, among others, is available for
launching boats.
NOTICE: Anglers are encouraged to
report their catch on forms available at
signs and kiosks, which are being in-
stalled at key locations around the lake.
Simply fill out the form and return in the
designated drop boxes. There is also an
online form.
Olallie Lake
The large high mountain lake north-
east of Detroit — and just below Mount
Jefferson — was stocked with 6,800 trout
the last two weeks, including 125 trophy
trout.
This is the largest of more than 200
lakes within the Olallie Lake Scenic
Area. Located on the southern edge of
the Mt. Hood National Forest, it is a pop-
ular summer recreational destination
for people from Portland and Salem.
There is a boat ramp at Peninsula
Campground on the southwest shore of
the lake. Camping is available at Olallie
Meadows Campground and Paul Dennis
Campground.
Alton Baker Canoe Canal
Carmen Reservoir
This Eugene fishing spot was stocked
with 965 rainbow trout, including 150
larger trout, last week.
The canoe canal is located within Al-
ton Baker Park and can be accessed off
of Club Road in Eugene. A 4-acre pond at
the midpoint of the canal is a good spot,
but it can be fished all along its 2-mile
length from Day Island Road in Eugene
to Aspen Street in Springfield. The canal
is open to fishing all year.
Carmen Reservoir was stocked the
week of June 26 with 2,375 rainbow trout,
including 375 larger trout. The reservoir
is accessed via USFS Road 750 off High-
way 126, about 2 miles south of Clear
Lake. It is open to fishing all year. Use of
bait is allowed. Motor boats are prohib-
ited on this reservoir.
Blue River Reservoir
Stocked the week of June 26 with
2,000 legal-size hatchery rainbow trout
including 100 larger trout, Blue River
Reservoir is east of Eugene near the
town of Blue River, north of Highway
126. It is open to year-round fishing. The
boat ramps are not accessible at current
reservoir elevations.
Clear Lake
Clear Lake is open to fishing all year
and was stocked the week of June 26 with
3,431 hatchery trout of various sizes. In
Clear Lake, you could catch a fish with a
tag that could win you a $50 Cabela’s gift
card as part of ODFW’s tag reward pro-
gram. Clear Lake is accessed from High-
way 126, approximately 70 miles east of
Springfield.
Oregon rich
in water
heading into
summer
ZACH URNESS
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Oregon is heading into the hottest
part of the season with plenty of water, a
sharp contrast to the past two seasons.
Most reservoirs are full, rivers re-
main high and mountain snowpack is
above average, according to the latest
water supply outlook report by the US-
DA Natural Resources Conservation
Service in Oregon.
It all adds up to a summer likely to
have plenty of water for irrigation and
recreation, the report said.
Despite less rainfall than normal in
May, total precipitation during the last
nine months have been well above nor-
mal, the report said.
“Because
mountain
snowpacks
peaked higher than usual this winter and
melted out up to three weeks later than
usual, streamflows are predicted to be
normal to above normal this summer,”
said Scott Oviatt, snow survey supervi-
sory hydrologist with Oregon NRCS, in a
news release.
ZACH URNESS / STATESMAN JOURNAL
A kayaker paddles over Mill City Falls on the North Santiam River.