Most of the ice is gone as the wind blew most to the north end

Agency Lake - Chiloquin, OR (Klamath County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-28-2026
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Closed to angling for salmon. Open year-round for Redband Trout.Most of the ice is gone as the wind blew most to the north end. . The Petric Park Boat Ramp is frozen. Angling is slow for Redband Trout but should start to pick up from a boat in February. Try for yellow perch at the mouth of Sevenmile Canal. Many Redband Trout are near peak spawning leaving few fish in the lake. The lake is approximately 2 feet below full pool.

Catch rates are slow at the north end of Agency Lake near the Wood River. Redband Trout numbers are down due to record setting drought in 2020 through 2022, resulting in poor survival of juvenile redband trout and subsequent recruitment into the adult population.

Agency Lake regulations are catch-and-release for redband/rainbow trout with no bait allowed (artificial flies and lures only). The boundary of Agency Lake is the south end of the Straits. This change is due to record low spawning escapement for trophy redband trout throughout the Klamath Basin in 2020. ODFW also encourages the use of single barbless hooks in this fishery, not removing the fish from the water, and using catch-and-release rubber nets.

Please report any redband trout captured with radio tags. These radio tags will look like fishing line coming from the lower abdomen area. These juvenile redband trout were tagged in spring of 2021




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, January 28th

Kilchis River: The Kilchis is going to remain on the low side this week, even with a little rain
Necanicum River: There are still some fish in decent condition around
Nehalem River: Winter steelhead should be returning to the Nehalem River
Nestucca River: Fishing conditions should improve this week with a little rain and some warmer temperatures
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has winter steelhead coming back and fishing should improve this week
Wilson River: Conditions should improve this week with a little rain and warmer temperatures
Ben Irving Reservoir: Angling is slow
Cooper Creek Reservoir: The water does have some color
Coos River: Steelhead are being caught in typical locations
Coquille River: Coho spawning is complete for the most part
Diamond Lake: Winter weather has finally arrived, and the lake is frozen over
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir is about 40 feet lower than summer full pool
Lemolo Lake: Remains ice free and fish will be concentrated
Loon Lake: Loon Lake Report
Plat I Reservoir: Angling is slow in the areas with water
Smith River: Winter steelhead fishing is slow
Tenmile Lakes: Largemouth bass have fully transitioned to their late winter patterns
Umpqua River: Winter steelhead are being caught throughout the mainstem
Umpqua River- North : Winter steelhead fishing is slow, but early returns seem to be above the 10-year average
Umpqua River- South : Reports of steelhead are being caught throughout the river

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, January 27th

EE Wilson Angling Pond: Will be stocked this week
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir elevation has dropped down to its winter low-water level
Quartzville Creek: Currently flows are around 190 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 1,900 cfs at the gage in Mahama
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Currently, flows are around 600 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are currently at around 1,500 cfs at the gage in Waterloo
Walter Wirth Lake: Will be stocked this week
Waverly Lake: Stocked last week