Southwest Zone

High lakes stocking schedule - Rogue District

June 21, 2019

Includes lakes in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Sky Lakes Wilderness.

To help create fisheries in some of Oregon's back country, off-road areas, ODFW stocks 18 lakes in the Rogue District every two years with brook and rainbow trout.  

Learn about fishing high lakes

Lake Name Acres Depth Elevation National Forest/Wilderness*
Alta 32 13' 6,600' Seven Lakes Basin
Beal 5 9' 5,570' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Blue Canyon 2 18' 5,910 Sky Lakes Wilderness
Bolan 12 33' 5,370' Rogue River - Siskiyou NF
Carey 5 31' 5,790' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Cliff 10 14' 6,270' Seven Lakes Basin
East Tannen 5 7' 5,400' Rogue River - Siskiyou NF
Grass 25 8' 6,000' Seven Lakes Basin
Horseshoe 20 12' 5,720' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Ivern 3 10' 5,700' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Lost 10   3,600' Bureau of Land Management
McKee 3 10' 5,790' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Middle 30 12' 6,100' Seven Lakes Basin
Miller 5 21' 5,020' Rogue River - Siskiyou NF
Pear 25 25' 5,760' Sky Lakes Wilderness
Round 5 12' 5,860' Sky Lakes Wilderness
South Blue 9 33' 5,630 Sky Lakes Wilderness
Tannen 8 28' 5,300' Rogue River - Siskiyou NF

* 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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