Astoria Reservoir Number Two

Astoria Reservoir Number Two is a reservoir in Clatsop County, Oregon.

Use the shape you can see at Astoria Reservoir Number Two: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Astoria Reservoir Number Two include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Cutthroat Trout, and Largemouth Bass.

During a bright afternoon near a narrow cove with a moving bait, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.

During a cold winter outing near a creek-side turn in stained water, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.

During a slow shoreline pass near a rocky edge beside useful cover, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.

How to Read the Water

During a check of nearby water near a protected point with stable weather, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.

Season by Season

During the start of a weather change near a firm-bottom flat near firm bottom, Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.

A Simple Tackle Plan

During the last hour of daylight near a shaded bank before changing areas, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.

During a short evening pass near a clean gravel patch close to shade, record the wind, water color, water depth at the strike, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.