Fishing lakes@Mt Hood area.

[djaziatic]

Anyone know where to find updates or have any updates on the road conditions up at the lakes near Mt Hood? Very much interested in Frog Lake, Clear Lake, and Rock Creek. Thanks

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[Twodogs]

The roads are clear.

 

[BaggerRyder]

Two dogs is correct, roads are clear. But here is the Mt. Hood National Forest website.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood

 

[44mag2ndamend]

Buy some maps and go exploring. The best places I have fished, I did not catch anything but the scenery and experience was fantastic.

Then you will find a place that has the seclusion also with catching some fish that are natural and eat great!

 

[Aka47]

Clear lake is awesome. Had a good luck last year, haven't got a chance to go this year yeat. Have fun fishing!

 

[djaziatic]

Thanks for the updates! And yes I love Clear Lake, it's my favorite camping lake.

 

[TJdamon]

Badger Lake is another awesome small lake but the road is pretty rough, Nice float tube lake.

 

[djaziatic]

Ah yes, Badger lake, I have been there a few times, the road is pretty rough, but the lake is nice and secluded.

 

[Mikej]

Just whatever you do, remember.....If you do go looking for that perfect little brook trout lake up in the high Cascades, for hell's sake remember to take insect repellent! I recall a time many years ago, wait, TWO times........One was a summer trip to Olallie Lake camp groung. Cooking on the Coleman Stove and seeing the mosquitoes between me and the food. And the other time was getting out of the car for a 1/4 mile hike to some lake and the deer flies were on us in the first 10 yards. We jumped back in the car and came back to the city, where it was safe!

Mike

 

[Rocky C]

Look at the OFDW website for schedule of fish plantings.

 

[Aka47]

North Fork Resorver Estacade.. Went out today and had a blast fishing! Caught a limit with my bro .

 

[CParkerShoot]

...just camped at Timothy Lake, started raining yesterday, and fishing was slow with full moon phase, crayfish fishing was a boom though!

 

[djaziatic]

Any update on road conditions going into Mt hood lakes? Frog Lake, clear lake, rock creek? Thanks.

 

[TJdamon]

Getting to Rock Creek resevoir is clear from hwy 26 via rd 43, rd 48 was still blocked by snow at hwy 35

 

[djaziatic]

Getting to Rock Creek resevoir is clear from hwy 26 via rd 43, rd 48 was still blocked by snow at hwy 35

Thanks appreciate it. Went up to frog Lake yesterday, road is closed to vehicles, have to hike in, went to trillium lake instead.

 

[Mikej]

How about Clear Lake? It used to have some nice Brookies. And I've been up there right after the planting truck went in, and they go in even if they've got to chug through some snow. Couple of years ago we barely made it in our CR-v and the planting truck was down there already!

 

[jbett98]

Try looking at Kinnikinnic (Laurance Lake Reservoir) near Parkdale.

No motors or live bait allowed, but that just makes for a more peaceful and challenging fishing.

 

[djaziatic]

How about Clear Lake? It used to have some nice Brookies. And I've been up there right after the planting truck went in, and they go in even if they've got to chug through some snow. Couple of years ago we barely made it in our CR-v and the planting truck was down there already!

I should have checked clear lake but the section I usually fish I need a larger vehicle. I was only driving my gas saver that say. But I'm not sure if clear lakes roads are clear or not. Frog Lake roads still had snow on it so yeah clear lake may have some as well.

 

[djaziatic]

Also I haven't seen Brooks in clear lake for years. I do know they stock a lot of kokanees in there now.

 

[Mikej]

Also I haven't seen Brooks in clear lake for years. I do know they stock a lot of kokanees in there now.

That's a shame....Been years since we camped or went up for the day with a boat to fish. Never kept/wanted anything but the brookies. Very good eating and beautiful fish. The only way I could eat those pellet heads was, you know when you're camping, everything tastes better? Well, eating those planter rainbow was only good while we were camping, IF we had to!

Any size to the Kokanee? If they work as well in Clear as they did in Timothy, well, Woop-De-Do.

I guess Oregon is getting what it wants "No non-native species". The small creek flowing out of the lake used to be loaded with small brookies, with no limit to size and number. I've eaten a few of those little ones in the past. They still had red, tasty meat.