Best brook trout lakes in Oregon
13 Oregon waters hold brook trout. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.
- Waldo Lake — 148 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Sparks Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake of the Woods — 54 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Mann Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Clear Lake — 72 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Squaw Lakes — 108 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Ice Lake — 95 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- South Twin Lake — 50 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Torrey Lake — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Deer Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake Edna — 34 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Van Patten Lake — 42 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Fish Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Oregon waters with public access data
When to fish brook trout in Oregon
- Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
- Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
- Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
- Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.
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