Bluejoint Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  Bluejoint Lake is one of the Lake County listings for Oregon. What surrounds it is open dry country. At 10.1 sq miles you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 39 miles of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Few waters listed in Lake County are bigger. 51 miles away sits Lakeview, the nearest town. The big place round here is Boise, 183 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Bluejoint Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Survey and observation records for Lake County include rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker, warner sucker and brown bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Bluejoint Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 30°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Expect Bluejoint Lake to follow that timing. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Turpin Lake is 6.2 miles off. Treat Bluejoint Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.