Fishing Silver Creek Reservoir in Marion County, Oregon

• Overview

  Oregon holds Silver Creek Reservoir, in Marion County. The land about it is pine and hardwood. It runs to roughly 44 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.3 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On our Marion County list it sits near the top for size. Silverton at 2.6 miles is the nearest place to stop. Mount Angel is 6.6 miles and Sublimity 11 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Silver Creek Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Open biodiversity records for Marion County list bluegill, largemouth bass, largescale sucker, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Silver Creek Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 39°F in January to roughly 65°F in August. There is no frozen season to plan round. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan around that when you fish Silver Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A boat ramp sits half a mile away, so trailered boats can get on. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Funrue Reservoir, 2.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Silver Creek Reservoir before loading the car.