Fishing Lake Marie in Marion County, Oregon

• Overview

  Oregon holds Lake Marie, in Marion County. Elevation runs to 5,105 feet. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Warm Springs, 24 miles away. Gresham sits 59 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others close at hand: Lake Alice just 0.1 miles, Lake Mary a touch under 0.2 miles, Lake Hazel just 0.2 miles, Dark Lake a touch under 0.4 miles and Long Lake just 0.6 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Marie

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Marion County names bluegill, largemouth bass, largescale sucker, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lake Marie responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 28°F in January to roughly 55°F in August. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on Lake Marie.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Lake Alice at 0.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lake Marie are worth checking on the day.