Bull Trout Billy Chinook

Large bull trout are the primary target of most fishermen on this section of water.
Bull trout billy chinook. Lake Billy Chinook is a large Central Oregon reservoir best known for its huge bull trout and plentiful kokanee. The daily catch limit is one bull trout longer than 24 inches. 07062013 Federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1998 bull trout are continuing to thrive in Oregon at Lake Billy Chinook one of the few.
OR Department of Fish. However both adult Bull Trout and kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka prey populations have declined in more recent years. Bull brown and rainbow trout kokanee smallmouth bass Kokanee fishing has been excellent with fish averaging around 11 inches.
Bull trout are federally listed as a threatened and endangered species but they hold a sensitive status in Lake Billy Chinook. Just 45 minutes North of Bend and located in the heart of sunny Central Oregon lies the houseboating water skiing and fishing mecca known as Lake Billy Chinook. Fed by the Deschutes Crooked and Metolius Rivers Lake Billy Chinook is always full in the summer and offers three unique arms and over seventy two miles of shoreline.
Spawning occurs in the fall when water temperatures drop below 50F. Federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1998 bull trout are continuing to thrive in Lake Billy Chinook one of the few bodies of water in the country where they can be. The top three state records have all come from this lake the largest being 23 lb 2 oz.
Anglers are allowed to keep one bull trout 24 inches or larger per day at Billy Chinook. Kokanee Fishing Has Been Excellent Kokanee fishing has been excellent with fish averaging. 19012021 LAKE BILLY CHINOOK.
You also can catch tons of smallmouth bass and a modest number of rainbow and brown trout here. Oregons state record bull trout came out of this lake in 1989 a fish that tipped the scales at over 23 pounds. The Metolius Arm is now open but you will need a tribal permit in addition to your state fishing license.