Fishing Hickey Reservoir in Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  You will find Hickey Reservoir in Lake County, Oregon. The setting is open valley. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lake County. Lakeview lies 9.4 miles from the water. Beyond it, Alturas at 53 miles and Altamont at 81 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Hickey Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Fish documented in Lake County include rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker and warner sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Hickey Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 63°F and January reads 28°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Hickey Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Flynn Reservoir at 7.3 miles is the sensible second choice. The position on Hickey Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.