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Klamath Lake

Post by Fisherman_max » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:41 pm

anybody ever fished here?

i hear it is the best lake in oregon for red-band trout, which in this lake are actualy a mix between red-band trout and steelhead.

these trout get HUGE with 3-8 pounders average and 10-20lbers that get caught regularly.

my grandmother lives about 5 mins from the lake and i am planning on hitting it up a lot this summer.

so again has anybody fished here and have anything to tell me about what to use when to fish etc.
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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by cavdad45 » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:11 am

I have never fished there as it is more of a wildlife sanctuary than a fishing hole. Besides there are alot more places down there with awesome fishing for bass and various trout species. However, the entire Klamath basin is a great place for an outdoor photographer.
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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by Fisherman_max » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:37 am

cavdad45 wrote: Besides there However, the entire Klamath basin is a great place for an outdoor photographer.
funny thing about that is my grandmother has made her whole living down there photographing the wildlife of that basin.

i am not sure about bass, but the trout down there are crazy
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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by zbo » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:41 pm

My Mom and Step-Dad live in Roseburg, which is not toooooo far from Klamath Falls. Their house is on the South Umpqua River and i never have got a trout out of it, but WOW there is SOOO many small mouth bass and they will hit anything you put in the water. My biggest is 5 pounds, but i have seen much bigger swimming around.

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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by Fisherman_max » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:06 am

do you get a run of steelhead in the umpqua river? i think that i have heard of large steelhead populations down south in oregon.
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Post by zbo » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:55 am

ya i actually have caught several over the last couple winters..... mainly in the north umpqua tho...... i have spotted big steelhead dying behind my mom's house tho

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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by Fisherman_max » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:51 am

get in the backyard with a large bluefox spinner and hook them steelys then!
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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by zbo » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:40 pm

im goin down over spring break so i will try to snag... cough cough..... catch a couple of thos dying steelhead

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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by eustace » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:16 pm

While your there don't pass up the river. North of the lake past the Indian Casino past the old restaurant take a right on the next paved road park along the bridge an try it. You won't be disappointed at least that were I had a blast one time back in the summer of 99'.
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RE:Klamath Lake

Post by Fisherman_max » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:34 am

yea that area is way under fished and is a good fishery
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