Rogers Lake Fishing near Joseph, Oregon

• Overview

  Rogers Lake is one of the Wallowa County waters in Oregon. The ground around here is rolling bush. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Wallowa County list holds plenty of bigger water. Joseph at 10 miles is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Enterprise (16 miles) and Union (33 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Rogers Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Wallowa County include sockeye salmon, brook trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Rogers Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 51°F on average, December about 19°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late May to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Rogers Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Aneroid Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Rogers Lake before loading the car.