Lake / pond Open — summer low / warm

Kinney Lake

Joseph, OR · about 59 hours from Somerville (typical, off-peak)

Private land. Fish only if the landowner still allows it. Ask, stay where they said, leave gates as you found them. This is not a state lot.

The Wallowa private lake ODFW still lists — stocked trout if the landowner still allows it.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season

Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule

License

Oregon angling license (ODFW)

Park

Private landowner lot at the lake, 5 miles east of Joseph on Hwy 350 then Tucker Down Rd and Kinney Lake Rd. Access is by landowner permission (ODFW Easy Angling). Ask, stay a courteous guest, pack trash out. Not a state lot. No boats.

Walk in

Short from the ranch pullout to the shore.

Wading

Shore only. Watercraft not allowed.

Usual window

Stocked spring and early summer; snow can block the road. Confirm ODFW.

Saturday conditions

E 10 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: 🌧️ 67° rain
Sun and moon: Rise 8:56 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:46
Wind at dawn: E 10 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 67°F
Wind later: dawn: E 10 mph

10am: E 10 mph

2pm: E 10 mph

dusk: NE 10 mph

A setup that belongs here

4- or 5-wt, stillwater.

Notes

ODFW Easy Angling NE. Private land; ask first. Not a state park. Confirm ODFW.

Private land. Ask first. Leave gates as you found them.

Maps

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

Shops

No shop pinned yet. Ask around before you invent a honey hole.

Stay

Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.

Wallowa Lake State Park

Campground · 2 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm Oregon State Parks

On the lake at the foot of the mountains. Book Friday if you want Saturday dawn.

Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules

Check dates Call

Indian Lodge Motel

Motel · 10 min to the water · Year-round — call

Indoor bed in Joseph. Kinney Lake is landowner access — ask first.

Dogs: Ask

Check dates Call

Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):

Cabins on Airbnb Cabins on Vrbo

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.