Rock Creek Reservoir Fishing near The Dalles, Oregon

• Overview

  You will find Rock Creek Reservoir in Wasco County, Oregon. Rolling hill runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 78 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.4 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Few waters listed in Wasco County are bigger. The Dalles is the closest place, 28 miles off. Gresham sits 54 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Rock Creek Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Reported across Wasco County: largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Rock Creek Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 33°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish Rock Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. A toilet block sits half a mile away. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Pine Hollow Reservoir at 4.8 miles is the nearest alternative. For Rock Creek Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.