Timothy Lake is a reservoir in Oregon, near Clackamas County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Timothy Lake in the north-central part of Clackamas County is a reservoir in Oregon.
Use the shape you can see at Timothy Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Timothy Lake is a high Cascade reservoir on the Oak Grove Fork with stocked rainbow trout, kokanee, brook trout, and cutthroat around old river bends and forested points.
Troll or cast for rainbow and kokanee in open water, then use flies or small spoons near cool creek influence for brook and cutthroat trout.
Mount Hood runoff and the old Oak Grove Fork path keep the reservoir cool. Its long forested shape rewards a channel-based plan rather than random bank casting.
Fishing becomes easier when the trip starts with one goal: follow the old Oak Grove Fork for rainbow trout, kokanee, brook trout, and cutthroat. On Timothy Lake, that separates a real pattern from random casting.
A second pass should follow the same main idea, which is to follow the old Oak Grove Fork for rainbow trout, kokanee, brook trout, and cutthroat, while holding the lure near the depth of the first two bites, changing speed once, and checking one nearby piece of matching water before leaving the area so the next move is based on a repeatable fish location instead of a guess or an old report from another part of the lake.
Timothy is long enough for the upper river path and the lower open water to fish differently on the same day. Start near the old Oak Grove Fork route for trout, then set a separate open-water depth if kokanee appear away from the bank.
Fish listed for Timothy Lake include Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Brook Trout, and Cutthroat Trout.
During a slow shoreline pass near an open-water edge after warm rain, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
During a slow shoreline pass near a creek-side turn after warm rain, 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 a cool spring morning near a shaded bank 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 a cold winter outing near a narrow cove beside useful cover, 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 first pass near a protected point with stable weather, 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.
During a cold winter outing near the downwind side beside useful cover, keep the first hour simple: use one moving bait to find active fish, slow down with a jig or natural bait on the best edge, and repeat the same setup when two bites come from matching depth and bottom during that part of the trip.
The main difference is easy to see: Timothy Lake is a high Cascade reservoir on the Oak Grove Fork with stocked rainbow trout, kokanee, brook trout, and cutthroat around old river bends and forested points.
Start simply: Troll or cast for rainbow and kokanee in open water, then use flies or small spoons near cool creek influence for brook and cutthroat trout.
Watch this closely: Mount Hood runoff and the old Oak Grove Fork path keep the reservoir cool.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.