Fishing at Lofton Lake, Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  Lofton Lake lies in Lake County, Oregon. Elevation runs to 6,171 feet. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. For supplies, Lakeview is 25 miles out. Altamont is 47 miles and Klamath Falls 49 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lofton Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker, warner sucker and brown bullhead. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Lofton Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 61°F on average, January about 28°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Lofton Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. 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. For a change of water, Lofton Reservoir is 0.4 miles distant. Check the position on Lofton Lake before loading the car.