THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 193 
FISHING LAKES AND STREAMS OF 
WALLOWA COUNTY 
By G. F. Ryan, Pendleton, Oregon 
the different lakes and streams of Oregon, but it seems to me that 
the sportsmen of Oregon have passed up some of the best fishing 
places in the West as the lakes and streams of Wallowa County afford 
some of the best trout fishing I have ever experienced. 
There are three lakes in the vicinity of Joseph that are easily 
accessible. They are Wallowa Lake, Aneroid Lake, and Ice Lake, 
. and there are several others that one would have to pack into as 
there are only trails leading to 
them. But fishermen coming to 
Wallowa Lake, which is only a 
mile from the railroad, will find 
good fishing after the first of 
May. I have caught rainbow 
trout up to thirty-two inches in 
length there, but a man must 
be a good fisherman to catch 
them as the resort at the head 
of the lake brings many ama- 
teurs there and the fish are 
pretty wise. 
I have spent three sum- 
mers in Wallowa County and 
have done a lot of fishing. 
One of the best fishing trips I 
ever took was last summer. I 
had heard about Aneroid Lake, 
but had never been there. This 
lake is seven miles above Wal- 
lowa Lake and on the east fork 
of the Wallowa River. One 
morning I left the resort and 
walked up to Aneroid Lake. It G. F, Ryan, of Pendleton, and Two 
took me about three hours to Big oes Let at from Aneroid 
make the trip as the lake is sit- Pees Ee ey 
uated about 3,000 feet higher than Wallowa Lake. However, I arrived 
there about 11 o’clock and after eating my lunch, took my fishing out- 
fit and walked around the lake to the outlet, making a few casts as ] 
went, but not meeting with any success, After I struck the outlet of the 
lake ‘business began to pick up. I walked down the river about a hun- 
dred yards and threw into a likely looking hole and connected with a 
rainbow twenty-eight inches in length and weighing 5% pounds. The 
water is very swift there and I was almost as wet as the fish when I 
finally ianded him. I went on down the stream a short distance 
and landed another which was twenty-six inches long and weighing 
4% pounds. I also caught several smaller ones, these being mostly 
Eastern brook trout. I then returned to camp and decided to try 
the lake again early in the morning. 
The next morning I started for the lake just as the sun was 
coming over the mountain tops. Arriving at the lake I went along a 
sandy beach to where the water was about two feet deep. Here I 
saw about 200 Eastern brook trout lying in the sun. I made several 
I HAVE noticed articles in The Oregon Sportsman about fishing in 

