Fishing Mule Lake in Lake County, Oregon

• Overview

  Mule Lake lies within the bounds of Lake County, Oregon. The bank gives way to mixed woodland. It runs to roughly 49 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Start from Lakeview, 29 miles down the road. Eugene is the closest city, 178 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mule Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Lake County include rainbow trout, Sacramento sucker and warner sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Mule Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 30°F in January up to 64°F in August. The season stretches long at both ends here. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan any trip to Mule Lake around it. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Part of this sits inside or beside Abert Rim Wilderness Study Area, so read the notices. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Poison Creek is 2.2 miles off. Confirm before you fish Mule Lake.