Fishing Winchester Lake in Lane County, Oregon

• Overview

  Winchester Lake is a Lane County water, Oregon side. It lies 4,836 feet above sea level. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lane County are larger. The town to know is Oakridge, 18 miles out. Eugene is the closest city, 52 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Winchester Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Lane County include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, largescale sucker, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Winchester Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 31°F in December up to 58°F in August. Some winters cap it and some do not. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Winchester Lake. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lower Quinn Lake, 1.3 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Winchester Lake.