Dexter Reservoir fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Mountain Whitefish

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Mountain Whitefish, White Crappie
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lowell Park, 4 lanes.

The reservoir

Dexter Reservoir covers 889 acres in Oregon, across Lane County. It is a reservoir. Our records hold 5 species for this water.

4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Northern Pikeminnow — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Mountain Whitefish — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • White Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Brown Bullhead.

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Rick Obst from Eugene, United States · CC BY 2.0

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

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Rick Obst from Eugene, United States · CC BY 2.0
  • Lowell Park — 4 lanes, restrooms. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. phone 541-937-1173 · website oregon.gov/oprd/pages/index.aspx
  • Dexter State Park — 2 lanes, restrooms. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. phone 541-937-1173 · website oregon.gov/oprd/pages/index.aspx

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 65°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2023–2024.

What is hard here

Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.