Whig Lake, Oregon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Whig Lake is a Lane County water, in Oregon. The surroundings are rolling hill. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Oakridge, 22 miles away. La Pine follows at 27 miles, then Three Rivers at 28 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. It rewards a look round before the first cast.

• Where to Fish on Whig Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Lane County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, largescale sucker, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Whig Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 29°F to 57°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan any trip to Whig Lake around it. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Torrey Lake is 0.4 miles off. None of that is settled for Whig Lake in what we hold.