Lake Simtustus fishing

Lake Simtustus fishing is on a reservoir. 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
reservoir
Nearest town
Madras, OR
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
camping

Narrow Deschutes River reservoir between Pelton Dam and Round Butte Dam below Lake Billy Chinook. Warm Springs tribal angling permit required in addition to an Oregon license. Camping and Reservation-side landing limited to Indian Park.

Other places to fish at Lake Simtustus

Indian Park

Primary Reservation-side camping and landing site; personal watercraft may land on the Reservation shore only here. (fisheries.warmsprings-nsn.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

Bank edges along either shoreline

The Bulletin's Simtustus feature advises trolling the edges of both banks for stocked rainbows, watching for surface splashes in the channel. (bendbulletin.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Pelton Park waterski zone (north of store)

Designated water-ski area north of Pelton Park store; useful orientation landmark on the developed north end of the narrow reservoir. (fisheries.warmsprings-nsn.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

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About Lake Simtustus

Rainbow trout are the main fish at Lake Simtustus. Some hit 20 pounds per PGE. Brown trout, smallmouth bass, and kokanee also live here. Warm Springs helps manage the Reservation shore all year. Pelton Dam built this seven-mile Deschutes pool.

Nearest lakes

Lake Billy Chinook 6.6 mi no stocking on record Prineville Reservoir 44.1 mi no stocking on record Antelope Flat Reservoir 62.2 mi last stocked May 18, 2026 Crane Prairie Reservoir 65.7 mi no stocking on record Wickiup Reservoir 69.7 mi no stocking on record

Camping near Lake Simtustus

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Lake Simtustus's mapped point, nearest first: Pelton Park camping (2.8 miles), The Cove Palisades State Park camping (7.2 miles), Mecca Flat Campground (8.8 miles), Perry South camping (10.5 miles), and Monty camping (10.8 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Sources

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