High lakes stocking schedule - Wallowa District
Includes lakes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area.
To help create fisheries in Oregon's back country, off-road areas, ODFW stocks 8 lakes in the Wallowa District every two years with rainbow trout.
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Lake Name | Acres | Depth | Elevation | Species* | National Forest/Wilderness** | |
Crater | 15.5 | 69' | 7,562' | RB & NAT | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Hawk | 4 | 18' | 7,993' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Hobo | 9.2 | 34' | 8,370' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Legore | 3.2 | 23' | 8,954' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Mellard Pond | 6.7 | 3,736' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | ||
Prospect | 14.5 | 103' | 8,327' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Swamp | 15.4 | 31' | 7,839' | RB | Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Unit | 6.2 | 31' | 7,028' | RB & NAT | Eagle Cap Wilderness |
* RB = rainbow trout; NAT = natural reproduction
** 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.