Van Loo Reservoir is a reservoir in Oregon, near Washington County.
Van Loo Reservoir is a reservoir in Washington County, Oregon.
Without a dependable size figure for Van Loo Reservoir, weeds, rock, water color, and nearby depth are the best starting clues.
Fish listed for Van Loo Reservoir include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, and Largemouth Bass.
During the final pass near the outside weed line where food is present, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During the first pass near a shallow shelf beside useful cover, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
During a calm morning near a channel bend where food is present, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.
During the first hour near a shallow shelf after a cold night, 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 the first hour near the first break before changing areas, 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 a return to the best bank near a firm-bottom flat near firm bottom, 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 warm summer afternoon near a windblown shore before changing depth, record the wind, water color, depth near the strongest cover, 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.