Drews Reservoir Fishing in Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  Drews Reservoir lies within the bounds of Lake County, Oregon. It sits at 4,911 feet above sea level. This is big water, about 7.3 sq miles, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. The outline measures near 19 miles, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. It ranks high for size among our Lake County listings. For supplies, Lakeview is 17 miles out. For a city, Eugene is 178 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Drews Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Public occurrence data for Lake County names rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker and warner sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Drews Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 28°F in January and 64°F in July. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Drews Reservoir. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Willow Creek Reservoir, 4.1 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Drews Reservoir.