Noti Creek Reservoir near Veneta: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Noti Creek Reservoir is a Lane County water, in Oregon. Tidal water begins 34 miles from here. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 4.4 miles from Veneta. It is 17 miles to Eugene, the nearest city. Neighbouring water: Forcia and Larsen Reservoir after 4 miles, Griffith Reservoir about 7 miles, Fern Ridge Lake after 8.5 miles, Clear Lake about 12 miles and Triangle Lake after 13 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Noti Creek Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Survey and observation records for Lane County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, largescale sucker, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Noti Creek Reservoir is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 65°F and January near 40°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Noti Creek Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Forcia and Larsen Reservoir, 4 miles out. None of that is settled for Noti Creek Reservoir in what we hold.