Willow Valley Reservoir fishing: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Willow Valley Ramp, 1 lane.

The reservoir

Willow Valley Reservoir covers 540 acres in Oregon, across Klamath County. It is a reservoir. Our records hold 4 species for this water.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • White Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 63°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 39°F and the warmest is 87°F; the warmest monthly average is 68°F. These readings span 2021–2025.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0
  • Willow Valley Ramp — 1 lane, restrooms. Bureau of Land Management. phone 541-883-6916 · website blm.gov/oregon-washington

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: 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 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.