Maude Lake Fishing Guide, Linn County, Oregon

• Overview

  You will find Maude Lake in Linn County, Oregon. The ground around here is farm and woodlot. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Sisters sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Salem is the closest city, 62 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Maude Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Linn County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bluegill, largescale sucker and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Maude Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 57°F; by December the average is down near 29°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Maude Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lula Lake, 0.4 miles away. Where Maude Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.