Gold Lake is open for fishing from May 22 to Oct. 31

Gold Lake - Crescent, OR (Lake County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-4-2025
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Gold Lake is open for fishing from May 22 to Oct. 31. For access inquiries call the USFS Willamette National Forest 541-782-2283 for updates.

Gold lake has special fishing regulations in place that include no retention of rainbow trout, no limit on brook trout, fly-fishing only, with fly rod, no spinning rigs, only barbless hooks. Oregon State Marine Board passed a new regulation in 2020 that allows ELECTRIC motors only on Gold Lake.

Gold Lake is a 100-acre lake located north of the Willamette Pass summit off Hwy. 58 approximately 23 miles southeast of Oakridge




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, September 4th

Hat Rock Pond: Hat Rock Pond Report
Jubilee Lake: Fishing is good
McNary Channel Ponds: McNary Ponds Report
McKay Reservoir: McKay Reservoir is about 40 percent full
Umatilla River: Salmon and steelhead fishing opened on Sept.1
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Bass anglers report excellent fishing in the northeast end of the reservoir
North Twin Lake: Anglers report good trout fishing
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 63 percent full
South Twin Lake: Anglers report fair trout fishing
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Will be stocked each week through the week of September 22nd
Blue River Reservoir: Last stocked the week of June 23rd

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Friday, August 29th
: ODFW Recreation Report
Haystack Reservoir: Anglers report good fishing for rainbow trout