Kellogg Lake

Kellogg Lake is a reservoir in Clackamas County, Oregon.

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

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Kellogg Lake include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, and Largemouth Bass.

During a calm morning near scattered wood with a moving bait, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.

During the start of a weather change near a windblown shore with light wind, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.

During a careful second pass near scattered wood away from empty shoreline, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.

How to Read the Water

During the first hour near a narrow cove while the water is falling, 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 a bright afternoon near the mouth of a pocket with a moving bait, spring fishing starts with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

During an overcast morning near the first break with a moving bait, 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 first pass near a windblown shore before changing areas, record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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.