Ochoco Res.

[358norma]

Ochoco starting to pick up a bit. Hooked five in about 3 hours of still fishing from the bank. Sulfite cured salmon/steelhead eggs the bait of choice this spring. Rig with a puff ball just like side drifting to get it off the bottom a bit. Hold overs running around 15''. Good luck, Chris.

[D'enda]

Make an annual trip every may to Ochoco. Usually troll baby cowbells with weddingring and worm. Always do pretty good with limits of 12"-14" fish. Would like any advice to catch bigger fish. Thank you

[358norma]

Go in late april and fish the creek channels in the upper lake. Anchor and still fish with steelhead/salmon roe on a slip bobber. The holdover fish will be headed up mill and ochoco creek to do their thing. Hit it right and it can be fifty fish days with a 16'' average.

[Kokonuts]

Go in late april and fish the creek channels in the upper lake. Anchor and still fish with steelhead/salmon roe on a slip bobber. The holdover fish will be headed up mill and ochoco creek to do their thing. Hit it right and it can be fifty fish days with a 16'' average.

I've never fished this lake but would like to. So I have a silly question, are you talking Trout or Kokanee?

[358norma]

I've never fished this lake but would like to. So I have a silly question, are you talking Trout or Kokanee?
Trout....don't think there is a fishable population of kokes in ochoco.....

[RussT]

My daughter and I fished it this morning. 3 bites, only one stuck. We trolled the whole time. Little windy in the AM, but it calmed down about 10:00. Cracked Frog F-4.

[D'enda]

Thanx for the info will give that a try this year. :flowered:

[honker1]

Was one of my favorite small lakes. Did alot of trolling which I like, but always did better anchored and used power bait and marshmellows. Didn't like to anchor, but had to go with what worked at the time.

[trollin4trout]

Thanks for the report and tips 358. I've always trolled small orange Needlefish at the upper end- usually it's fairly murky water- but they slam it anyway. I like trolling for those fish- they hit HARD- just flatten your pole!