Eppenbaugh Reservoir

Eppenbaugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Lane County, Oregon.

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

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Eppenbaugh Reservoir include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, and Largemouth Bass.

During a methodical search near an open-water edge near visible bait, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.

During a cool spring morning near a small drop after warm rain, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.

During a slow shoreline pass near a small drop while the water is falling, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.

How to Read the Water

During a cool spring morning near the first break near visible bait, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.

Season by Season

During a slow shoreline pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change where food is present, 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 first pass near the downwind side beside useful cover, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.

During the final pass near a rocky edge where food is present, record the wind, water color, lure depth that worked, 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.