Hagg Lake Trout Fishing

Additional trout continued to be routed to Hagg Lake throughout the fall.

Hagg lake trout fishing. ODFW stocks the lake very heavily in the early season often February to May and again with pretty nice loads of fish in the fall often September through November. Rainbow trout smallmouth bass yellow perch largemouth bass crappie bluegill brown bullhead yellow bullhead native cutthroat trout. Holdover hatchery rainbow trout can reach 6 pounds and smallmouth bass reach trophy size due to the abundant fish forage.

Ill be injecting night crawlers with garlic bloody tuna fish oil on a size 4 bait hook with a 4 pld leader and 14 egg sinker weight. The bite for other species should pick up as water temperatures warm. Alternating between atlas mr.

Hagg Lake in Scoggins Valley Park managed by Washington County transitioned to year-round fishing in late 2015. Keep in mind the daily bag limit on trout over 20 inches in length is ONE fish. There should still be trout around and the cooler water temperatures should be putting them on the bite.

Best Times to Fish for Hagg Lake Trout Photo courtesy of the Oregon Bass. Only caught 1 fish today but had a few bite. See individual waterbody listings in the Recreation Report for updates.

Although Henry Hagg Lake is a great destination for beginners it is popular among more experienced anglers as state record smallmouth bass and brown bullhead catfish have been caught here. Hagg Lake has been receiving regular stockings of catchable-size trout and fish should be available to the persistent angler. Smallmouth bass yellow perch bluegills crappies and bullheads also are well established.

2019-03-30 Hagg is a fun place with a great variety of species of fish to be caught one of those being rainbow trout and a fun and effective way of fishing for trout i. I had to get out of the house because Ive been cooped up recovering from a cold. Along with the nice spring warmth and sunshine comes a great opportunity to catch some tasty Rainbow Trout.