Odell Lake Oregon

Anglers enjoy kokanee success at Wickiup

Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:

CENTRAL ZONE

ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: The lake is accessible and anglers have reported good trout fishing.

BIG LAVA LAKE: The lake is open and is accessible for fishing.

CLEAR LAKE: Has not been stocked due to snowpack.

CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: Fishing is good with reports of large rainbows and brook trout.

CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: High flows can limit success, and anglers are encouraged to monitor flows before venturing out.

CULTUS LAKE: The lake is now accessible, and fishing pressure has been low. Anglers braving the elements have caught large lake trout.

HAYSTACK RESERVOIR: Trout fishing has been good, and anglers are reporting the fish are very active.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: The Metolius arm is open and anglers have been catching several bull trout less than 24 inches and occasional keepers. Anglers must obtain a tribal angling permit to fish in this zone; please reference the 2011 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

LITTLE LAVA LAKE: Little Lava is fully accessible and fishing should be good.

LOST LAKE: Has not been stocked due to snowpack.

METOLIUS RIVER: Trout fishing has been good. Insect hatches should offer opportunities for good dry-fly fishing. The river upstream of Allingham Bridge opened to fishing on May 28.

ODELL LAKE: Fishing for lake trout is good, and kokanee fishing is improving with warming weather; the evening bite is typically better than the early morning bite.

PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR: Pine Hollow has been stocked and should be great for spring trout fishing.

ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR: Rock Creek has been stocked and should be great for spring trout fishing.

SUTTLE LAKE: Spring sampling showed large brown trout in shoal areas.

WALTON LAKE: The lake was stocked with catchable rainbow trout on May 23. Anglers have reported excellent fishing for very healthy trout — some exceeding 20 inches long.

WICKIUP RESERVOIR: Fishing is good. Anglers have been reporting success jigging and trolling for kokanee.

Ed and Reub: Seeing blue

Last weekend we watched nesting sea birds, and if you click on this photo you will see a few exposed eggs ( I found three, two on the right and one on the left). They are blue! Birds see all colors very well, so these eggs were easily spotted by hungry crows and aggressive seagulls. Blue seems like an unfortunate choice for birds' eggs, evolutionarily-speaking, but there must be some reason for it.

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