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Ninety Five Reservoir

Ninety Five Reservoir is a reservoir in Oregon, near Malheur County.

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Fish species in Ninety Five Reservoir

Ninety Five Reservoir is a reservoir in Malheur County, Oregon.

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

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Ninety Five Reservoir include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Redside Shiner, and Rainbow Trout.

During the first pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change with light wind, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.

During a short evening pass near a shaded bank with a slow lure, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.

During an overcast morning near a rocky edge while the water is rising, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.

During the last hour of daylight near a rocky edge near visible bait, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.

How to Read the Water

During a methodical search near a soft-to-hard bottom change while the water is falling, Make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.

Season by Season

During the final pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change near visible 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 slow shoreline pass near a quiet corner where food is present, 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 careful second pass near scattered wood with a moving bait, record the wind, water color, depth where the bait 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.

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