Anglers may find good success fishing for trout near the mouth of the Wallowa River

Wallowa Lake - Joseph, OR (Wallowa County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-19-2023
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Wallowa Lake was stocked with rainbow trout throughout 2022. Some of these fish should continue to be available into 2023. New trout will be stocked into Wallowa Lake later in May. Anglers may find good success fishing for trout near the mouth of the Wallowa River on the south end of the lake. 

Boat anglers have been out recently and have reported catching both kokanee and lake trout. The kokanee have generally been small (< 14 inches) but some boats have caught about a dozen in a day of fishing. The boat ramps are now accessible, and the docks on the North end of the lake have been installed. 





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