Spoon Lake Fishing in Marion County, Oregon

• Overview

  This water sits in Marion County, Oregon. It lies 5,659 feet above sea level. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Our Marion County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Warm Springs, 25 miles away. It is 59 miles to Gresham, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Spoon Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Marion County records list bluegill, largemouth bass, largescale sucker, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Spoon Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 55°F and January near 28°F on the long-run figures. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Spoon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. There are toilets 0.9 miles off. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Gibson Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Spoon Lake are worth checking on the day.