Phillips Lake when full is nearly 2,235 acre feet of water. Anglers will find largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, black crappie, yellow perch, and coho salmon. Season open year-round.

Phillips Lake is located approximately 15 miles southwest of Baker City off Oregon 7.

Directions: Good access to north side of reservoir via Juniper Canyon Rd. South side and lower end of reservoir access via scenic drive up the Crooked River and over Bowman Dam. Turn off U.S. 26 in town of Phillips to reach both routes.

For more information, Contact Phillips Lake - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Rt. 1, Box 1, Baker City, OR, 97814, Phone: 503-523-6391.

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Name: MICHAEL STEARLY	Date: 2005-07-13
Location: CANYON CITY	E-Mail: HARVMAN@CENTURYTEL.NET
Water Teamp: UNKNOWN	Water Clarity: 2
Report: IT WAS A BREEZY DAY W/ A SLIGHT CHOP. THE AIR TEMP WAS IN THE 80'S W/ NO CLOUD COVER. I AM FROM FLORIDA ORIGINALLY, AND AM AN AVID BASS FISHERMAN, I HAVE BEEN IN SEARCH OF BASS SINCE MOVING TO OREGON. WE STARTED OUT THE DAY IN SEARCH OF SMALL MOUTHS, I BEGAN SEARCHING W/ CRANKBAITS AND SPINNERBAITS TO COVER LARGE AREAS. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN 3 OR 4 SMALLER ONES(ENOUGH TO KEEP IT EXCITING). AROUND NOON I SWITCHED TO A TEXAS RIGGED PUMPKIN SEED LIZARD, I BEGAN TO FISH DROP OFFS AND SANDBARS W/ A SLOOOOOOW DRAG. THEN WHAM I HAD A GOOD HIT, I GOT EXCITED. I PULLED IN A GOOD SIZE SMALLEY. IT WAS 19.75 INCHES AND 4.6 OUNCES. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DAY!!!!
Tips: FISH DEEPER AND SLOWER FOR THE LARGER FISH, THE ONE I BROUGHT IN WAS DARK COLORED , YOU COULD TELL IT WAS ON THE BOTTOM FOR AWHILE.