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One of the famed lakes along the Cascade Lakes Highway, Crane Prairie Reservoir is nearly 5 square miles in size and formed by a dam on the upper Deschutes River. A trophy trout fishery, rainbows aver
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Although Crescent Lake holds a variety of trout species, kokanee and lake trout are what bring anglers here. In a scenic mountain setting in the Deschutes National Forest, Crescent Lake is just over 4
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Flowing out of the Ochoco Mountains east of Prineville for more than 100 miles before joining Lake Billy Chinook near Madras, the Crooked River has risen to prominence in recent years as a prime Centr
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Big lake trout are the primary draw for anglers at this 790-acre lake nestled at 4,668 feet in the central Cascade Mountains. Cultus Lake averages about 80 feet deep, dropping to 211 feet at its deepe
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Three thousand-acre Davis Lake was formed when a lava flow blocked Odell Creek several thousand years ago. It’s a large but shallow body of water deep in the central Cascade Mountains, 25 feet deep at
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Crescent,
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Wild steelhead, indigenous hybrid ‘bows, and a stunning canyon. The Little Deschutes rises on the north side of the Mount Thielsen Wilderness, across the divide from the headwaters of the North Fork o
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Located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument south of Bend, East Lake, along with nearby Paulina Lake, has been extremely popular with anglers for decades. Occupying part of the Newberry Caldera
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Elk Lake is 405 acres in size and only 62 feet deep at its deepest point. It averages about 12 feet deep. Although more popular with sailors than anglers, it has a good population of kokanee as well a
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Much like the Metolius River, albeit on a smaller scale, the Fall River emerges fully formed from underground springs, and it meanders through a pine forest for about 8 miles before flowing into the D
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This unique Oregon fishery offers anglers an opportunity to catch Atlantic salmon, which are stocked here by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. When they turn on, these salmon can provide nea
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Lake Billy Chinook is formed by Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River, which backs up the Deschutes, Crooked, and Metolius Rivers. The resulting 4,000-acre reservoir has 60 miles of shoreline and is
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Madras,
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For its lower 100 miles—from the lowermost dam of the Pelton-Round Butte hydroelectric project to where it flows into the Columbia River near Moody—the Deschutes River meanders through spectacular can
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Maupin,
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Rising fully formed from underground springs originating in the Cascade Mountains, the Metolius River flows through a beautiful forest of ponderosa pine, cedar, and firs, making fishing here one of th
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Sisters,
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This 35-mile section of the Deschutes between the city of Bend and Lake Billy Chinook is generally regarded as the middle segment of the river. It flows through a mix of sagebrush, canyon country, gra
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Ochoco Reservoir is an irrigation reservoir whose water level can vary greatly over the course of the year, depending on how much water is being diverted to local croplands. At its largest, it reaches
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At over 3,500 acres in size, Odell Lake is among the largest lakes in the Cascade Mountains. Sitting at an elevation of 4,787 feet, it is surrounded by dense stands of conifers within the Willamette N
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At 1,530 acres and over 250 feet deep in places, Paulina Lake is one of the deepest lakes in the state. Occupying the same caldera in Newberry National Volcanic Monument as East Lake, Paulina Lake is
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Created by damming the Crooked River about 20 miles upstream from the city of Prineville, Prineville Reservoir inundates 18 miles of the river, and its sinuous shape caused by the narrow sagebrush and
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A good brook trout fishery, clear, shallow Sparks Lake, with its wary fish population, makes for a challenging outing for any fly fisher. Nestled in the Deschutes National Forest against a spectacular
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Tucked amidst the heavily forested slopes along U.S. Highway 20, a major route over the Cascade Mountains between the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon, Suttle Lake is a destination for kokanee ang
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The 80 miles of river from Bend upstream to its headwaters at Lava Lake deep in the Cascade Mountains make up the upper Deschutes. From thundering waterfalls to narrow headwaters, the river here offer
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At over 10,300 acres when full, Wickiup Reservoir is the largest lake in the Cascade Mountains and the second largest reservoir in Oregon. Like nearby Crane Prairie Reservoir, Wickiup was created by d
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