Howard Prairie Lake fishing: Pumpkinseed

Target species: Pumpkinseed
Boat: 4 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Howard Prairie Resort, 3 lanes.

The lake

Howard Prairie Lake covers 1,970 acres in Oregon, across Jackson County. It is a lake. Our records hold 3 species for this water.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

The target fish: Pumpkinseed

  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Also recorded here: Brown Bullhead, Golden Shiner.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 56°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2017–2026.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

4 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 4 trailer ramps.

  • Howard Prairie Resort — 3 lanes, restrooms. Jackson County. phone 541-774-8183 · website jacksoncountyor.org/parks/Camping/Howard-Prairie-Resort
  • Klum Landing Ramp — 2 lanes, restrooms. Jackson County. phone 541-774-8183 · website jacksoncountyor.org/parks/Camping/Howard-Prairie-Lake/Klum-Landing-Park
  • Willow Point Ramp — 2 lanes, restrooms. Jackson County. phone 541-774-8183 · website jacksoncountyor.org/parks/Camping/Howard-Prairie-Lake/Willow-Point-Park
  • Grizzly Park Ramp — 1 lane, restrooms. Jackson County. phone 541-774-8183 · website jacksoncountyor.org/parks/Camping/Howard-Prairie-Lake/Grizzly-Park

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 4 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.

What is hard here

Only 4 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.