Middle Box Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in Oregon, near Harney County.
Middle Box Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in Harney County, Oregon.
Use the shape you can see at Middle Box Canyon Reservoir: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Middle Box Canyon Reservoir include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Redside Shiner, and Rainbow Trout.
During a cool spring morning near a channel bend with stable weather, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During a check of nearby water near the outside weed line away from empty shoreline, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
During a return to the best bank near the mouth of a pocket with a moving bait, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.
During a careful second pass near a clean gravel patch under flat light, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
During an overcast morning near an open-water edge beside useful cover, 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.
During the first hour near the downwind side with stable weather, 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.
During the last hour of daylight near an open-water edge after warm rain, 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 the start of a weather change near a shaded bank while the water is falling, record the wind, water color, depth of the working lure, 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.