Green Peter Lake Fishing near Sweet Home, Oregon

• Overview

  This water sits in Linn County, Oregon. The land about it is oak and grass. At roughly 5.5 sq miles it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The outline measures near 31 miles, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. Of the waters listed here in Linn County, this is the largest. Sweet Home is the closest town at 14 miles. Mill City follows at 19 miles, then South Lebanon at 21 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Green Peter Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Survey and observation records for Linn County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bluegill, largescale sucker and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Green Peter Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 64°F and December near 38°F. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It holds true on Green Peter Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Tadmor Lake is 8.4 miles distant. Ask locally about Green Peter Lake if anything is unclear.