Kerby Reservoir

Kerby Reservoir is a reservoir in Jackson County, Oregon.

Without a dependable size figure for Kerby Reservoir, weeds, rock, water color, and nearby depth are the best starting clues.

Fish and Baits

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

During a short evening pass near a creek-side turn with stable weather, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.

During the last hour of daylight near a shaded bank near firm bottom, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.

During a methodical search near a soft-to-hard bottom change with light wind, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.

How to Read the Water

During the last hour of daylight near scattered wood under flat light, 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 the last hour of daylight near the edge of deeper water with a moving bait, 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 a careful second pass near a quiet corner close to shade, 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 a return to the best bank near a firm-bottom flat close to shade, 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.