Wickiup Reservoir fishing

Wickiup Reservoir 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
Surface acres
10,334
Elevation
4,338 ft

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
La Pine, OR
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, camping

Deschutes National Forest reservoir southwest of Bend. Main launches at Gull Point Campground; smaller ramps at North Davis Creek, Sheep Bridge, West South Twin, Wickiup Butte, Reservoir, and South Twin campgrounds. A Northwest Forest Pass is required at Gull Point.

Other places to fish at Wickiup Reservoir

Deschutes and Davis channel confluence

Popular early-season kokanee jigging area where boats congregate on anchor. Fish scatter across the reservoir when water is high, then pack into the channels as levels drop. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Deschutes channel by Gull Point

A consistent kokanee jigging lane along the Deschutes channel near the main Gull Point launches; often fishable even when wind builds on open water. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Goose Island

Named jigging area for school-stage kokanee near bottom structure later in the season. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Gull Point Campground ramp

Primary launch that typically stays usable later into irrigation drawdown when other docks go dry. (oregonfishreports.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

About Wickiup Reservoir

It is widely called the state's best brown trout water, with fish often 5-8 pounds and some over 20, plus large kokanee. At full pool about 10,334 acres, Wickiup is Oregon's second-largest reservoir and the largest of the Cascade Lakes. created in 1949 by damming the Deschutes River. Average depth is only about 20 feet outside two deep river channels (Deschutes and Davis), up to 70 feet in-channel.

Nearest lakes

Camping near Wickiup Reservoir

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Wickiup Reservoir's mapped point, nearest first: Gull Point camping (3.2 miles), Reservoir camping (3.9 miles), Twin Lakes Resort RV Park camping (4 miles), South Twin Lake camping (4.1 miles), and West South Twin camping (4.1 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Wickiup Reservoir

Wickiup Reservoir is inside Deschutes National Forest.

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

Sources