Odell Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

A Cascade lake beside Highway 58 that holds Oregon's lake trout record, with a 25-a-day kokanee limit and bull trout that must be released.

AI-drafted from official sources · facts checked October 5, 2026 · overseen by Pablo Ruiz Quintero · how this page was made

2/5

Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Water temp

~55 F est.

Air / High

41 / 44 F

Wind

NW 9 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

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Friday

23

October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Odell Lake rewards those who follow the bait as the water cools. Today brings clear skies, wind NW around 9 mph, rising pressure near 1022 hPa and a high of 44. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:47 AM-11:47 AM and 10:17 PM-12:17 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Spring and fall bring lakers into 10 to 30 feet of water (Michigan DNR), within reach of casters and shallow trollers; fall is also spawning time over rocky shoals.

Tomorrow: Warmer at 59 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Before you go

Oregon requires a fishing licence from age 12, from $50.00 for residents. What a Oregon licence costs and where to buy it →

Chasing lake trout here? Check the size and bag limits with ODFW before you keep anything. The season dates for Oregon, read off the agency, are on the Oregon seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp41 F

High / Low44 / 30 F

WindNW 9-13 mph

Pressure1021.5 hPa, rising

Sky / Rain1% cloud, 11%

Sunrise / Sunset07:32 / 18:11

MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%

Water temp (seasonal)~55 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

Which day to fish Odell Lake this week

The best day on Odell Lake this week looks like Wednesday Oct 28, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Wednesday, Oct 28 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Fishing for

Today, Oct 23 — Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors: 9:47 AM-11:47 AM and 10:17 PM-12:17 AM
Minor period: 4:12 AM-5:12 AM
Sun: 07:32 to 18:11
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind: Overcast, 16 mph
Rain chance: 11%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Odell Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Lake trout illustration

Lake trout

Spring and fall in shallow water, deep in summer, and through the ice in winter

Lake trout are slow-growing chars of large, deep, cold lakes, native from Alaska and northern Canada to New England and the Great Lakes, and introduced in many western lakes. Spring and fall bring lakers into 10 to 30 feet of water (Michigan DNR), within reach of casters and shallow trollers; fall is also spawning time over rocky shoals.

When to come: the Odell Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Odell Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data

Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Lake trout led the card at good. High of 49 F, wind to 16 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Lake trout led the card at good. High of 66 F, wind to 9 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Lake trout led the card at good. High of 61 F, wind to 11 mph.

Before you go

License

Oregon requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Oregon fishing license. ODFW 2026: Odell is open until November 1, 2026; kokanee bag 25 a day; all bull trout released unharmed. See the ODFW Central Zone regulations for lake trout limits and closed areas near tributaries.

Access

Princess Creek Campground boat ramp and other Deschutes National Forest sites along Highway 58 (recreation.gov).

About this water

A lake in the Deschutes National Forest beside Highway 58, Klamath County, Oregon; source of Oregon's record lake trout (1984).

Fishing Odell Lake: the full guide

The record lake trout

Odell Lake produced Oregon's record lake trout (mackinaw), 40 pounds 8 ounces, caught by Ken Erickson in 1984, on ODFW's record list.

The 2026 season

ODFW's Central Zone report of September 14, 2026 said anglers were finding small but abundant kokanee, most around 11 inches, and that lake trout fishing had been very good. Odell closes to angling for the year on November 1, 2026.

Kokanee limit and bull trout

The kokanee bag limit at Odell, Suttle and Elk lakes is 25 a day. Bull trout live in the lake and every one must be released unharmed; ODFW's advice is that if you cannot identify a fish, let it go. Parts of the lake near tributaries are closed to protect bull trout, so read the Central Zone special regulations before fishing.

Getting on the water

Odell is in the Deschutes National Forest along Highway 58: from Crescent, recreation.gov directions run 12.2 miles west on County Road 61 and 9.1 miles northwest on Highway 58 to Princess Creek Campground, which has a boat ramp. Motorized and non-motorized boats are allowed, the Forest Service says boats are the most effective way to fish the lake, and afternoon winds can make the water rough.

Common questions

How big do the lake trout get?

Odell holds Oregon's record: 40 pounds 8 ounces, caught in 1984 (ODFW).

How many kokanee can I keep?

Twenty-five a day at Odell, Suttle and Elk lakes (ODFW, 2026).

Can I keep a bull trout?

No. All bull trout must be released unharmed.

Is fishing good at Odell Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Crane Prairie Reservoir19 mi Diamond Lake29 mi East Lake43 mi Umpqua River72 mi Metolius River73 mi Fern Ridge Reservoir73 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure: Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 43.5700, -122.0300 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows: Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked: myodfw.com/articles/oregons-record-fish
myodfw.com/recreation-report/fishing-report/central-zone
recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/267079
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 5, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page: Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 5, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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