Fishing at Crump Lake, Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  Crump Lake is set in Lake County, Oregon. The surface lies 4,469 feet up. Around 13.2 sq miles of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The perimeter is close to 25 miles, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. It ranks high for size among our Lake County listings. Some 27 miles away sits Lakeview, the nearest settlement. Alturas lies 66 miles off, Hines another 96 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Crump Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Lake County names rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker and warner sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Crump Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 30°F and August at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Crump Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Records show it does not hold water year-round. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Fisher Lake sits 2.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Crump Lake.