McKay Reservoir is about 40 percent full

McKay Reservoir - Pendleton, OR (Umatilla County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-19-2025
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McKay Reservoir is about 40 percent full. Anglers have been catching primarily crappie and perch. Try fishing in 15-25 feet of water for larger crappie.

On June 6th, district staff sampled McKay Reservoir. Our catch was composed of primarily yellow perch, followed by carp and crappie. The yellow perch that we collected had an average length of 7 inches and a max length of 9 inches. The crappie that we collected had an average length of 6 inches and a max length of 10 inches. While we did not catch high numbers of bass, we did find largemouth and smallmouth bass with lengths exceeding 20 inches.





OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, August 14th
: ODFW Recreation Report
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Excellent bass fishing
Deschutes River: Steelhead fishing is great!
Fall River: Good and consistent fishing
Hosmer Lake: Positive reports on fly angling
Little Lava Lake: Excellent trout fishing!
Metolius River: The Metolius continues to be excellent
Odell Lake: Good angling for nice-sized kokanee
Paulina Lake: Excellent kokanee fishing
Three Creek Lake: Excellent Trout Fishing
Walton Lake: No recent reports
Wickiup Reservoir: Fair fishing for large kokanee