Oregon Coast Bass/Panfish lakes?

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Permalink Reply by Travis Rush on February 10, 2011 at 10:44am

I know in Seaside there is Cullaby Lake...a friend of mine has caught a few 6#ers there.

As for Cannon Beach, I found some small ponds in town but I couldn't find names for them. Again, if you go into Seaside, you can try out Chapman Ponds...it's down a side road but you can see them from the main strip. They have TONS of standing timber and laydowns. If you need more advice beyond this, let me know and I can ask around. I'm living about an hour from Seaside and have some connections for help.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on February 11, 2011 at 12:22pm

Get a hold of Roger Luce aka exbassguide. You can probably locate him on ifish.net
If you get a hold of him, it will be well worth your efforts.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Bye on February 14, 2011 at 10:56am

Thank you for the info guys,its much appreciated.

 

Kevin

Permalink Reply by Kevin Bye on March 14, 2011 at 6:27pm

Thanks again,just got back. Didn't have any luck but did get to checkout a few lakes. Cullaby looks "bassy"

if that makes any sense. I will have to give it a better shot in the future and with a boat. Its been a few years since I've been back in this area,Cannon Beach was still pretty nice but Seaside looked like a large Walmart parking lot.

Permalink Reply by Abbottola on March 14, 2011 at 11:45pm

Lake Lytle in Rockaway beach can be great, if it gets a little sun this weekend the fish can really turn on.  Its a small lake, but right off 101 about 20-25 minutes south of Cannon Beach.  Always had luck with spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs this early.  Perfect for a small boat, make sure to go up the creek into another little lake.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Bye on March 15, 2011 at 11:25pm

I drove past it on the way to and from Tillamook. Looked nice but didn't get to stop. Looks like the coast

has several lakes and large ponds,just wish I had more time but will give these lakes another shot on my next trip. I'm wondering if these lakes do fairly well in the colder months compared to others located more inland. I have no proof or evidence to make this claim but I'm wondering with coastal temps being rather mild and typically not reaching a freezing point if the bass might be a little more active. I don't know,its late,I'm tired and rambling

Abbottola said:

Lake Lytle in Rockaway beach can be great, if it gets a little sun this weekend the fish can really turn on.  Its a small lake, but right off 101 about 20-25 minutes south of Cannon Beach.  Always had luck with spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs this early.  Perfect for a small boat, make sure to go up the creek into another little lake.

Permalink Reply by Abbottola on March 16, 2011 at 11:38pm

Majority of the coastal lakes in Oregon are typically shallow.  So a slight warm trend can really heat those lakes up quickly.  If your there in the dead of winter, ideally a weather pattern that is stable and preferably on a sunny or mild day you may have good luck.