Todd Lake near Sunriver: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Deschutes County, Oregon, sits Todd Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Surface area is around 29 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Size puts it in the front rank of our Deschutes County list. Sunriver sits 16 miles from the bank. Deschutes River Woods is 16 miles away, with Three Rivers at 18 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Todd Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Deschutes County include rainbow trout, brook trout, mountain whitefish and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Todd Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 53°F; the cold one sits at 24°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Todd Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bare Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Todd Lake are worth checking on the day.