Squaw Creek Reservoir Fishing in Malheur County, Oregon

• Overview

  In Oregon, Squaw Creek Reservoir falls inside Malheur County. The country round it is open dry country from end to end. Vale lies 31 miles from the water. Boise is the closest city, 77 miles away. If this one is busy: Ha-ng isa Reservoir 5.8 miles, Poison Spring Reservoir after 17 miles, Grassy Reservoir 17 miles, Grassy Mountain Reservoir after 19 miles and Wildcat Creek Reservoir 19 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Squaw Creek Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and common carp. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Squaw Creek Reservoir responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for August and 28°F for January. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Squaw Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Ha-ng isa Reservoir at 5.8 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Squaw Creek Reservoir in what we hold.