Delintment Lake Fishing Guide, Crook County, Oregon

• Overview

  Delintment Lake lies in Crook County, in Oregon. Elevation runs to 5,561 feet. It runs to roughly 62 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Head to Hines, 35 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 164 miles to Tri-Cities, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Delintment Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Crook County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, bridgelip sucker, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Delintment Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 60°F and January near 26°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Time your trip to Delintment Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Officers Reservoir, 13 miles away. Ask locally about Delintment Lake if anything is unclear.