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(Rainbow Trout)

Throughout the Burns District (Harney County), fishing opportunities are can be seen in all directions. From fishing in the Donner and Blitzen River system and creeks to opportunities found in Mann Lake, Fish Lake, and Wildhorse Lake, fisherman can expect to find redband, brook, and rainbow trout. In instances, a sense of adventure must be combined with a little risk in order to reach destinations such as Mann Lake that require anglers to traverse a mile of steep trail. The remote and rugged splendor found in many of these locations, a benefit of a sparsely populated county, will make any angler feel as though they are fishing in a private paradise.

 

Popular Places to Fish

  • Krumbo Reservoir – for trout and largemouth bass; located 10 miles northeast of Frenchglen, Oregon, on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
  • Warm Springs Reservoir – for smallmouth bass, white crappie, catfish, perch, and hatchery rainbow trout; located 9 miles southeast of Juntura, Oregon; from Highway 20 east, head south on the Warm Springs Road
  • Buelah Reservoir – for redband trout, whitefish, and bull trout; located 10 miles north of Juntura, Oregon; from Highway 20 east, turn to the north just before reaching Juntura
  • Yellowjacket Lake – for trout; located on the Malheur National Forest, approximately 21 miles northwest of Burns, Oregon; access from Forest Road 47 to Forest Road 37
  • Delintment Lake – for trout; located on the Malheur National Forest, approximately 27 miles northwest of Riley, Oregon; access from Forest Road 47 to Forest Road 41
  • Malheur River – for redband trout and hatchery rainbow trout; from Warm Springs Reservoir downstream to South Fork Malheur River, and further downstream to Gold Creek
  • Moon Reservoir – for bass and trout; located 8 miles southeast of Riley; access off Highway 20 west, to the south via the Double ‘O’ Road

Notes

[1] Bureau of Land Management, “Activites-Oregon/Washington,” last modified 2013, http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/recreation/activities.php.

**More information can be found at Burns, Oregon BLM Activity Site.**

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