Davis Lake fishing

Davis Lake fishing is on a natural lake. No species or stocking events are on the current agency reports yet.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
0

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
La Pine, OR
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
camping

Shallow Deschutes National Forest lake on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway near La Pine. ODFW sampling and reports often reference access from Lava Flow Campground. Fly-fishing only with barbless hooks; trout are catch-and-release.

Other places to fish at Davis Lake

Lava flow shoreline

ODFW reports consistently note good bass fishing near the lava flow, a signature rocky shoreline feature. (oregonfishreports.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Odell Creek channel

Trout fishing focuses along the Odell Creek channel where cooler inflow concentrates fish. (oregonfishreports.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Lava Flow Campground

Primary campground and staging area ODFW uses for night sampling; a practical launch and shore-access hub. (oregonfishreports.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

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About Davis Lake

Trophy trout are catch-and-release at Davis Lake. Largemouth bass fishing is strong too. ODFW runs both fisheries. The lake sits on the Deschutes-Klamath line in Deschutes National Forest near the Cascade Lakes Byway.

Nearest lakes

Odell Lake 8.3 mi no stocking on record Wickiup Reservoir 8.9 mi no stocking on record Crane Prairie Reservoir 11.6 mi no stocking on record Crescent Lake 12.2 mi no stocking on record Prineville Reservoir 62.8 mi no stocking on record

Camping near Davis Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Davis Lake's mapped point, nearest first: North Lava Flow camping (1.4 miles), East Davis Lake camping (2 miles), North Davis Creek camping (4.2 miles), Reservoir camping (5.2 miles), and Sunset Cove camping (7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Davis Lake

Davis Lake is inside Deschutes National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Sources

Sources (3) +