11 public waters in the Southwest Zone region — 6 lakes/reservoirs and 5 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Oregon licence.
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Miller Lake, a 898-acre lake in Klamath, Crook and Josephine Counties, Oregon, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon: An Oregon coast-range lake behind the dunes — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill and Black Crappie, Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, and a hatchery coho or Rainbow Trout fishery on several; Siltcoos, Tenmile, Tahkenitch and Devils Lake are the best known.
Selmac Lake (160 acres) sits in Josephine County, Oregon, managed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Cascade Range lake — the Cascade Lakes Highway, Santiam Pass and Mount Hood chains: stocked and wild rainbow, brook and Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee Salmon on the larger lakes, and Atlantic Salmon or Lake Trout on a special few (Hosmer, Odell, Cultus).
In Josephine County, Oregon, Lake Selmac is a 141-acre lake, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon. An Oregon coast-range lake behind the dunes — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill and Black Crappie, Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, and a hatchery coho or Rainbow Trout fishery on several; Siltcoos, Tenmile, Tahkenitch and Devils Lake are the best known.
Esterly Lakes (15 acres) sits in Josephine County, Oregon, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Josephine County, Oregon — Bolan Lake is a 13-acre lake, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon: An Oregon coast-range lake behind the dunes — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill and Black Crappie, Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, and a hatchery coho or Rainbow Trout fishery on several; Siltcoos, Tenmile, Tahkenitch and Devils Lake are the best known.
Tanner Lake, a 9-acre lake in Josephine, Hood River and Multnomah Counties, Oregon, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon: An Oregon coast-range lake behind the dunes — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill and Black Crappie, Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, and a hatchery coho or Rainbow Trout fishery on several; Siltcoos, Tenmile, Tahkenitch and Devils Lake are the best known.
In Jackson, Josephine and Curry Counties, Oregon, Rogue River is a 255 km river or creek, managed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. An Oregon coastal river — winter and Summer Steelhead, fall and Spring Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon and Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, running from the Coast Range to tidewater; the north-coast (Wilson, Trask, Nestucca) and south-coast (Rogue, Elk, Chetco) rivers are the marquee runs.
Applegate River (90 km) flows through Josephine and Jackson Counties, Oregon, managed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Cascade-slope river — the McKenzie, the Santiams, the Clackamas, the upper Willamette forks: wild cutthroat and Rainbow Trout, hatchery Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon, and Mountain Whitefish, with drift-boat and bank access through public forest.
In Josephine County, Oregon, Illinois River is a 90 km river or creek, managed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Cascade-slope river — the McKenzie, the Santiams, the Clackamas, the upper Willamette forks: wild cutthroat and Rainbow Trout, hatchery Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon, and Mountain Whitefish, with drift-boat and bank access through public forest.
East Fork Illinois River runs 26 km through Josephine County, Oregon, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon: An Oregon coastal river — winter and Summer Steelhead, fall and Spring Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon and Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, running from the Coast Range to tidewater; the north-coast (Wilson, Trask, Nestucca) and south-coast (Rogue, Elk, Chetco) rivers are the marquee runs.
In Josephine County, Oregon, West Fork Illinois River is a 28 km river or creek, managed by Public land (PAD-US) — Oregon. An Oregon coastal river — winter and Summer Steelhead, fall and Spring Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon and Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout, running from the Coast Range to tidewater; the north-coast (Wilson, Trask, Nestucca) and south-coast (Rogue, Elk, Chetco) rivers are the marquee runs.
Across its mapped waters, Josephine County holds 20 species on PiscaMaps, including Cutthroat Trout, Coho Salmon, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Fall Chinook Salmon, Winter Steelhead, Yellow Perch and Rainbow Trout.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Oregon map Join PiscaMapsOne Oregon angling licence covers every public water in the state, the Deschutes, the Rogue and Crater Lake included — the resident annual is about $44, the non-resident annual about $118. To keep salmon, steelhead or sturgeon you also need a Combined Angling Tag (~$46 resident / ~$96 non-resident). Under-12 fish free. Every boat 10 feet and over needs an Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit. Buy at myodfw.com.