Cahill Reservoir Fishing in Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  You will find Cahill Reservoir in Lake County, Oregon. Height above sea level is 5,614 feet. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. The town to know is Lakeview, 27 miles out. It is 172 miles to Reno, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Cahill Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Public occurrence data for Lake County names rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker, warner sucker and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Cahill Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 67°F, while January sits near 30°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Cahill Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Coleman Lake at 3.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Cahill Reservoir before loading the car.