Eric Apalategui

Three of the best ice fishing lakes in Oregon, plus many others that have potential for hard-water angling.

Catch stocked rainbow trout as well as kokanee and brook trout in a pretty mountain setting east of Portland. This is a great spot for a combined camping, fishing and boating trip.

Good numbers of stocked hatchery rainbows and naturalized brown trout make this a popular destination on the upper Clackamas River.

Read this article for tips to fishing one of the Portland area’s best all around rivers for salmon, steelhead and trout fishing.

Take the kids for youth-only trout fishing close to Portland.