Lake Hazel Fishing in Marion County, Oregon

• Overview

  Lake Hazel is a Marion County water, Oregon side. Elevation runs to 5,210 feet. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Marion County are larger. For supplies, Warm Springs is 25 miles out. Then Culver, 33 miles, and Madras, 33 miles. Close neighbours run: Lake Marie within 0.2 miles, Lake Alice (0.3 miles), Lake Mary within 0.4 miles, Dark Lake (0.7 miles) and Long Lake within 0.7 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Hazel

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Marion County include bluegill, largemouth bass and largescale sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lake Hazel before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 55°F in August and bottoms out near 28°F in January. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Lake Hazel follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lake Marie sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Lake Hazel as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.