Fishing at Lake Notasha, Klamath County, Oregon

• Overview

  Lake Notasha falls in Klamath County, part of Oregon. The setting is open valley. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Compared with other Oregon water on our list, it sits high. 31 miles away sits Shady Cove, the nearest town. Eagle Point lies 31 miles off, Klamath Falls another 32 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Notasha

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Klamath County include rainbow trout, klamath largescale sucker, brook trout and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Lake Notasha is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 27°F in December and 57°F in August. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. At Lake Notasha the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lake Elizabeth, 0.1 miles out. None of that is settled for Lake Notasha in what we hold.