Applegate is 1.5 feet below full pool, and the surface temperature is 67 F. Check up-to-date reservoir levels here, or call the Army Corps of Engineers at 800-472-2434 for flow and temperature information.

Trout fishing should be very good. Trolling flies or lures like a flatfish or panther martin on light line is worth a try, or fishing with heavier gear like dodgers and flashers ahead of a wedding ring spiked with a nightcrawler, Gulp worm or corn. Bank angling should be easier to do at Applegate when the reservoir is full, with Powerbait being a common bait of choice. The intake tower bridge is another spot to fish when Applegate is full.

Warming surface temperatures are good news for bass anglers Applegate produces nice-sized smallmouth on a regular basis. One angler reported catching largemouth on a whopper plopper lure recently.

There is a longstanding health advisory for consumption of resident species due to elevated levels of mercury. See Oregon Health Authority consumption guidelines or the sportfishing regulations for more information.