To help create fisheries in some of Oregon's back country, off-road areas, ODFW stocks 14 lakes in the Rogue District every two years with brook and rainbow trout.
Learn about fishing high lakes
| Lake Name | Acres | Depth | Elevation | Species | National Forest/Wilderness* |
| Alta | 32 | 13' | 6,600' | BT | Seven Lakes Basin |
| Beal | 5 | 9' | 5,570' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Blue Canyon | 2 | 18' | 5,910 | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Carey | 5 | 31' | 5,790' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Cliff | 10 | 14' | 6,270' | BT | Seven Lakes Basin |
| Grass | 25 | 8' | 6,000' | BT | Seven Lakes Basin |
| Horseshoe | 20 | 12' | 5,720' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Ivern | 3 | 10' | 5,700' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Lost | 10 | 3,600' | RB | Bureau of Land Management | |
| McKee | 3 | 10' | 5,790' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Middle | 30 | 12' | 6,100' | BT | Seven Lakes Basin |
| Pear | 25 | 25' | 5,760' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| Round | 5 | 12' | 5,860' | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
| South Blue | 9 | 33' | 5,630 | BT | Sky Lakes Wilderness |
* Trail links are for general guidance only. Consult the nearest US Forest Service office for the latest trail conditions.
For more information about these lakes -- including the species stock, GPS coordinates and additional trail notes -- click here.
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