Central Zone
High lakes stocking schedule - Mid-Columbia District
July 12, 2023
Includes lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest, the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness and the Olallie Lake Scenic Area.
To help create fisheries in Oregon's back country, off-road areas, ODFW stocks about 15 lakes in the Deschutes District every two years with brook trout.
Learn more about fishing high lakes
| Lake Name | Acres | Depth | Elevation | Species* | National Forest/Wilderness** |
| Bear | 2 | 12' | 3,800' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Black | 4 | 5' | 3,800' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Boulder, Big | 11 | 17' | 4,600' | *** | Mt. Hood NF |
| Boulder, Little | 6 | 5' | 4,800' | *** | Mt. Hood NF |
| Catalpa | 3 | 8' | 4,100' | *** | Mt Hood Wilderness |
| Dublin | 2 | 9' | 3,500' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Jean | 6 | 18' | 4,800' | *** | Badger Creek Wilderness |
| Lower Twin | 12 | 40' | 4,100' | *** | Mt. Hood Wilderness |
| North | 6 | 8' | 4,000' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Rainey | 10 | 8' | 4,100' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Scout | 3 | 6' | 4,400' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Timber | 10 | 18' | 5,300' | BT | Olallie Lake Scenic Area |
| Upper | 8 | 14' | 5,150' | BT | Olallie Lake Scenic Area |
| View | 7 | 10' | 5,250' | BT | Olallie Lake Scenic Area |
| Wahtum | 57 | 177' | 4,000' | BT | Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness |
| Warren | 5 | 8' | 3,750' | BT | Mt. Hood NF |
* BT = brook trout
** Trails linked are for general guidance only. Consult the nearest US Forest Service office for the latest trail conditions.
*** Was not stocked in 2023 due to flight restrictions related to the Boulder Fire.
For more information about these lakes -- including the species stock, GPS coordinates and additional trail notes -- click here.
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