Yoran Lake Fishing in Klamath County, Oregon

• Overview

  The Klamath County end of Oregon holds Yoran Lake. It lies 5,955 feet above sea level. With some 28 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Supplies mean a trip to Oakridge, 22 miles off. It is 60 miles to Eugene, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout. Most people fish the same few areas, which leaves the rest quiet.

• Where to Fish on Yoran Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Klamath County names rainbow trout, klamath largescale sucker, brook trout, yellow perch and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Yoran Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 27°F in December up to 54°F in August. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Yoran Lake that shapes the whole year. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is a campsite 170 yards from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Karen Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Yoran Lake.