Hickory Hill Farm Reservoir Fishing in Yamhill County, Oregon

• Overview

  This water sits in Yamhill County, Oregon. Height above sea level is 220 feet. Surface area runs to about 6 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 3.6 miles away sits Dundee, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Newberg at 4.4 miles and Lafayette at 5.6 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Hickory Hill Farm Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Open biodiversity records for Yamhill County list largemouth bass, bluegill, white crappie, brown bullhead and black crappie. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Hickory Hill Farm Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 40°F to 66°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That shapes the year on Hickory Hill Farm Reservoir. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Kuehne Reservoir at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Hickory Hill Farm Reservoir in what we hold.