Fishing Town Lake in Tillamook County, Oregon

• Overview

  Town Lake is listed under Tillamook County, Oregon. The ground round it is open valley. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Oregon listings. You are 1.6 miles from Pacific City. Then Rose Lodge, 15 miles, and Tillamook, 17 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Town Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Tillamook County records list rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Town Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 59°F and December at 43°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Town Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. The closest car park is 0.9 miles away, so pack accordingly. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Miles Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Town Lake.