Town Lake is a reservoir in Oregon, near Tillamook 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.
Town Lake is a reservoir in Tillamook County, Oregon.
No reliable acreage is listed for Town Lake, so begin with visible cover and the first clear change in depth.
Fish listed for Town Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Cutthroat Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, and Yellow Perch.
During a slow shoreline pass near a creek-side turn with a slow lure, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
During a low-light period near a protected point near firm bottom, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops for black crappie.
During a cool spring morning near the mouth of a pocket before changing areas, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During a return to the best bank near a clean gravel patch where two features meet, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
During a quick scouting pass near an open-water edge where food is present, Other targets listed here include Brown Bullhead; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During a steady fall day near the first break while the water is rising, Chinook Salmon, and Rainbow Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
During a cool spring morning near the mouth of a pocket where food is present, 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.
During a calm morning near a soft-to-hard bottom change in stained water, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
During the last hour of daylight near a soft-to-hard bottom change before changing depth, 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 methodical search near a channel bend where two features meet, 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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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.