Lake and Pond Fishing

Lake and Pond Fishing Areas

• Twin Lakes Campground
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Idaho

  The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (HCNRA) straddles both sides of the Snake River in Oregon and Idaho. This Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Idaho section includes all developed recreation sites and trails that are all located away from the Wild and Scenic Snake River in the Idaho uplands. All other upland sites and all trails in the Hells Canyon NRA - Snake River, or Hells Canyon NRA - Oregon are found in those recreation area sections.

  Popular recreation areas include the Hells Canyon Wilderness (Seven Devil mountain range), Black Lake, Heavens Gate Lookout, Windy Saddle, and Seven Devils recreation area. 

  Local Idaho communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are Riggins, Grangeville, Whitebird, Council, and Cambridge.  These communities are within one hour of this area.  

• Black Lake Campground
• Seven Devils Campground
• Southern Elkhorn Mtn/Powder River Basin Area

  The Southern Elkhorn Mountain/Powder River Basin recreation area is located south of the Anthony Lakes Highway (Forest Road 73) to the Monument Rock Wilderness area. It includes all of the developed recreation sites and trails in the Blue and Elkhorn Mountains generally west of Baker City and Unity, Oregon.

  Popular recreation areas include Anthony Lakes, Phillips Lake, North Fork John Day Wilderness (Baldy Unit), the Elkhorn Scenic Byway, the North Fork John Day River, the North Powder Wild and Scenic River, Dooley Mountain, Monument Rock Wilderness, the North and South Forks of Burnt River, the campgrounds along Highway 26, and Camp Creek. It also includes parts of the old Baker and Unity Ranger Districts that have been incorporated into the Whitman Ranger District.

  Local communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are Baker City, Sumpter, Granite, Unity, Greenhorn and Haines. These communities are within one hour of the recreation area.

• Anthony Lake Campground
• Black Lake Trail #1600
• Grande Ronde Boat Launch
• Grande Ronde Lake Campground
• Mason Dam Boat Launch
• Millers Lane Campground
• Southwest Shore Campground
• Union Creek Boat Launch
• Union Creek Campground
• Wallowa Mtns/Eagle Cap Area

  The Wallowa Mountains/Eagle Cap Area is located in the center of the Wallowa Mountains west of Enterprise, east of LaGrande, Oregon, and north of Halfway, Oregon.  This area includes developed recreation sites and trails for the Eagle Cap Wilderness, the Pine area of the Whitman Ranger District and the east side of the La Grande Ranger District.

  Popular recreation areas include the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Lostine River Canyon, Hurricane Creek, Reds Horse Ranch, the Lakes Basin, Wallowa Lake Tram, Moss Springs, Catherine Creek, West and East Eagle, Fish Lake, Cornucopia, Clear Creek and 4 wild and scenic rivers: Lostine, Minam, Imnaha, Eagle Creek. 

  Local communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are Enterprise, Joseph, Lostine, Wallowa, LaGrande, Island City, Elgin, Cove, Halfway, Richland, Baker City .  These communities are within one hour of this area.  

• Fish Lake Campground