Fishing Miles Lake in Tillamook County, Oregon

• Overview

  Miles Lake is one of the Tillamook County waters in Oregon. It sits in mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Oregon listings. Head to Pacific City, 2.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. Rose Lodge is 16 miles and Tillamook 16 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Miles Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Tillamook County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Coho salmon, Chum salmon and Chinook salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Miles Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 59°F, while December sits near 43°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Miles Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Town Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Miles Lake for certain.