Fairview Lake, Oregon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Fairview Lake is set in Multnomah County, Oregon. What surrounds it is open plain. With some 108 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 1.9 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Few waters listed in Multnomah County are bigger. The nearest town is Fairview, 1 mile away. Gresham sits 3.7 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Fairview Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Multnomah County include Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout, common carp and largescale sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Fairview Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 68°F, with January the cold end at about 40°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Fairview Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Blue Lake is 0.2 miles distant. For Fairview Lake in particular, ask before you travel.