🐟 What fish can you catch in Vale?

Most commonly caught species around Vale , OR : Smallmouth bass - 382 reported catches Channel catfish - 305 reported catches Largemouth bass - 197 reported catches Brown trout - 94 reported catches White sturgeon - 49 reported catches .

📢 What are the latest Vale fishing reports?

The latest Vale , OR fishing reports are: @westonwoodruff reported a nice Flame angel at Sand Hollow Creek . @sorenanders reported a nice Mountain whitefish . @BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Black crappie at Bully Creek Reservoir . @BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Largemouth bass at Bully Creek Reservoir . @BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Black crappie at Bully Creek Reservoir . .

Fishing in Vale, OR

Q: 🎣 Where to fish in Vale, Oregon?

Anglers in Vale , OR recommend these top fishing spots: Snake River (WA / ID) , Boise River , Owyhee River , Bully Creek Reservoir , Sand Hollow Creek .

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Top fish species in Vale

Latest Vale fishing reports

Flame angel

Sand Hollow Creek

4 in · 2 oz

Mountain whitefish

9 in · 1 lb

Black crappie

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Largemouth bass

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Black crappie

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Largemouth bass

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Black crappie

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Black crappie

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Largemouth bass

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Smallmouth bass

Bully Creek Reservoir

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Fishing regulations in Vale

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Fishing regulations in Oregon can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Smallmouth bass as of April 16th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

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Smallmouth bass

Seasons

Open

Bag limit

Memorable

3 > 15

Measurement

Total Length

Aggregate

Exceptions to Southeast Zone Regulations

Agency Lake

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Ana Reservoir

1 hybrid bass per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Ana River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Annie Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Antelope Creek (Malheur Co.)

Closed.

Big Alvord Creek

Closed.

Blitzen River

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge below Bridge Cr is Closed, except from Sodhouse Ln. to the bridge on The Boat Landing Rd Aug 1 - Sep 15.

Burnt River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Calahan Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Chewaucan River

Below Hwy 31 at Paisley

Use of bait allowed.

Corral Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Cottonwood Reservoir (Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.)

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Crater Lake National Park

Angling is regulated by the National Park Service (541) 594-3000.

Crooked Creek (Klamath Co.)

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Closed from the springs at Klamath Hatchery downstream 1,000 ft to a posted fence crossing.

Crystal Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Denio Creek

Closed.

Dog Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.

Drews Reservoir

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Eagle Creek including East and West Forks

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Fort Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.

Fourmile Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Goose Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Harriman Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Indian Creek and Tributaries (Malheur/Harney Co.)

Closed.

Jackson Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Jordan Creek

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Klamath Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Closed to all angling in Hagelstein Park.

Klamath River

1 rainbow trout per day, 12 inch minimum and 15 inch maximum length.
Closed from Hwy 66 Bridge to Keno Dam Jun 16 - Sep 30.

Krumbo Creek

Below Krumbo Reservoir

Closed.

Krumbo Reservoir

Closed to ice fishing by Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (541) 493-2612.

Lake of the Woods

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.
Angling allowed 24 hours per day for all species.

Link River

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Little Alvord Creek

Closed.

Little McCoy Creek

Closed.

Little Whitehorse Creek and Tributaries (Harney /Malheur Co.)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Lost River and Tributaries

Use of bait allowed.

Malheur River

Below Otis Creek

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Malheur River, North Fork Mouth to Beulah Reservoir

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Mann Lake

2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Artificial flies and lures only.
Closed to angling on tributaries.

Miller Creek (OutletofMillerLake, Klamath Co.)

Use of bait allowed.

Miller Lake

Angling allowed 24 hours per day for all species.

Mosquito Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

Odessa Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Owyhee River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Catch-and-release for brown trout.
Use of bait allowed.

Phillips Reservoir

Catch-and-release for tiger muskie.

Pike Creek

Closed.

Pine Creek and Tributaries (Baker Co.)

Above Oxbow Bridge

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Poison Creek Reservoir

2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.

Powder River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Recreation Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Sage Creek

Closed.

Sand Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Scott Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Sevenmile Creek and Tributaries

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Use of bait allowed above Nicholson Rd.

Short Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Skull Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

South Fork Sycan River

Use of bait allowed.

Spencer Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.

Sprague River

Open Apr 22 – Oct 31.
1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed from Saddle Mt Pit Rd Bridge up to Godowa Springs Rd.

Sprague River, North Fork and Tributaries

2 brown trout per day.
Use of bait allowed on the mainstem and tributaries above the lowermost 3372 Rd crossing.

Spring Creek (Klamath Co.)

Open May 22 - Oct 31.

Thomason Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Threemile Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

Threemile Creek (Klamath Co.)

Above Westside Rd

Closed.

Twin Lakes (Wallowa Mountains)

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Unity Reservoir

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.
Closed within 200 ft of the dam Jan 1 - Mar31 and Dec 1-31.

Van Horn Creek

Closed.

Watson Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Whitehorse Creek and Tributaries (Trout Creek Mountains)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Williamson River

Mouth to Chiloquin Bridge

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.

Chiloquin Bridge to Kirk Rd Bridge

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.
No angling from a floating device.

Kirk Rd Bridge to headwaters

Open Apr 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.
No angling from a floating device.

Willow Creek (East Steens)

Closed.

Willow Creek and Tributaries (Trout Creek Mountains)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Willow Valley Reservoir

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.

Wood River

Open Apr 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
2 brown trout per day.
Includes Petric Canal.

Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under location exceptions. No limit in the southwest corner of the Southwest Zone (see map pg 68 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations).

Streams: No limit.

No more than 3 over 15 inches in length in lakes.
No minimum length in streams.
No size limit in the southwest corner of the Southeast Zone
(See map pg 68 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations).
Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams
unless noted under location exceptions.

Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year.

Streams: Open during trout season.

For more information please see Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations

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Exceptions to Southeast Zone Regulations

Agency Lake

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Ana Reservoir

1 hybrid bass per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Ana River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Annie Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Antelope Creek (Malheur Co.)

Closed.

Big Alvord Creek

Closed.

Blitzen River

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge below Bridge Cr is Closed, except from Sodhouse Ln. to the bridge on The Boat Landing Rd Aug 1 - Sep 15.

Burnt River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Calahan Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Chewaucan River

Below Hwy 31 at Paisley

Use of bait allowed.

Corral Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Cottonwood Reservoir (Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.)

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Crater Lake National Park

Angling is regulated by the National Park Service (541) 594-3000.

Crooked Creek (Klamath Co.)

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Closed from the springs at Klamath Hatchery downstream 1,000 ft to a posted fence crossing.

Crystal Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Denio Creek

Closed.

Dog Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.

Drews Reservoir

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Eagle Creek including East and West Forks

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Fort Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.

Fourmile Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Goose Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Harriman Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Indian Creek and Tributaries (Malheur/Harney Co.)

Closed.

Jackson Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Jordan Creek

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Klamath Lake

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Closed to all angling in Hagelstein Park.

Klamath River

1 rainbow trout per day, 12 inch minimum and 15 inch maximum length.
Closed from Hwy 66 Bridge to Keno Dam Jun 16 - Sep 30.

Krumbo Creek

Below Krumbo Reservoir

Closed.

Krumbo Reservoir

Closed to ice fishing by Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (541) 493-2612.

Lake of the Woods

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.
Angling allowed 24 hours per day for all species.

Link River

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Little Alvord Creek

Closed.

Little McCoy Creek

Closed.

Little Whitehorse Creek and Tributaries (Harney /Malheur Co.)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Lost River and Tributaries

Use of bait allowed.

Malheur River

Below Otis Creek

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Malheur River, North Fork Mouth to Beulah Reservoir

5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Mann Lake

2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Artificial flies and lures only.
Closed to angling on tributaries.

Miller Creek (OutletofMillerLake, Klamath Co.)

Use of bait allowed.

Miller Lake

Angling allowed 24 hours per day for all species.

Mosquito Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

Odessa Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Owyhee River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Catch-and-release for brown trout.
Use of bait allowed.

Phillips Reservoir

Catch-and-release for tiger muskie.

Pike Creek

Closed.

Pine Creek and Tributaries (Baker Co.)

Above Oxbow Bridge

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Poison Creek Reservoir

2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.

Powder River

5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Recreation Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Sage Creek

Closed.

Sand Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Scott Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Sevenmile Creek and Tributaries

Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Use of bait allowed above Nicholson Rd.

Short Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Skull Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

South Fork Sycan River

Use of bait allowed.

Spencer Creek

Open May 22 - Oct 31.

Sprague River

Open Apr 22 – Oct 31.
1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed from Saddle Mt Pit Rd Bridge up to Godowa Springs Rd.

Sprague River, North Fork and Tributaries

2 brown trout per day.
Use of bait allowed on the mainstem and tributaries above the lowermost 3372 Rd crossing.

Spring Creek (Klamath Co.)

Open May 22 - Oct 31.

Thomason Creek

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
Use of bait allowed.

Threemile Creek (Harney Co.)

Closed.

Threemile Creek (Klamath Co.)

Above Westside Rd

Closed.

Twin Lakes (Wallowa Mountains)

1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.

Unity Reservoir

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.
Closed within 200 ft of the dam Jan 1 - Mar31 and Dec 1-31.

Van Horn Creek

Closed.

Watson Creek

Use of bait allowed.

Whitehorse Creek and Tributaries (Trout Creek Mountains)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Williamson River

Mouth to Chiloquin Bridge

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.

Chiloquin Bridge to Kirk Rd Bridge

Open May 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.
No angling from a floating device.

Kirk Rd Bridge to headwaters

Open Apr 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
Only one single point hook may be used.
No angling from a floating device.

Willow Creek (East Steens)

Closed.

Willow Creek and Tributaries (Trout Creek Mountains)

Open year round.
Catch-and-release for trout.
Artificial flies and lures only.

Willow Valley Reservoir

5 bass per day, only 1 bass over 15 inches may be harvested.

Wood River

Open Apr 22 - Oct 31.
Catch-and-release for rainbow trout.
2 brown trout per day.
Includes Petric Canal.

Regulations for

43°59′2.4″N 117°14′30.5″W

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FAQ about Vale fishing

Anglers in Vale, OR recommend these top fishing spots: Snake River (WA / ID), Boise River, Owyhee River, Bully Creek Reservoir, and Sand Hollow Creek.

Most commonly caught species around Vale, OR:

Smallmouth bass - 382 reported catches
Channel catfish - 305 reported catches
Largemouth bass - 197 reported catches
Brown trout - 94 reported catches
White sturgeon - 49 reported catches

The latest Vale, OR fishing reports are:

@westonwoodruff reported a nice Flame angel at Sand Hollow Creek.
@sorenanders reported a nice Mountain whitefish.
@BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Black crappie at Bully Creek Reservoir.
@BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Largemouth bass at Bully Creek Reservoir.
@BassBlaster6900 reported a nice Black crappie at Bully Creek Reservoir.

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