Loon Lake in Lane County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Oregon, Loon Lake falls inside Lane County. The setting is open valley. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lane County are larger. Dunes City lies 1.5 miles from the water. Florence follows at 8.1 miles, then Reedsport at 12 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Lane County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, largescale sucker and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Loon Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 61°F; by January the average is down near 44°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Loon Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest recorded ramp is steep bank hand launch, half a mile out. Parking is mapped about 120 yards from the bank. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Erhart Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Loon Lake for certain.