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Sporting

From August through May, the lake and ponds of Water's Edge Ranch are teeming with migrating waterfowl in addition to its year round and nesting residents. Situated right in the middle of the Pacific Flyway and between the Ft. Klamath and Tulelake Wildlife Refuges, Water's Edge Ranch enjoys visits from the full range of migrating waterfowl.

Year round the inlet is the home to game fish, including red band, and rainbow trout. The fry attract pelicans, snowy egrets and many species of heron.

The Ranch could be further developed as a full featured commercial sportsmen's destination. Repurposing some of the livestock land could greatly enlarge the native population of upland bird species such as pheasant and quail, and numerous locations exist for duck and geese blinds. In addition the onsite boat facilities give direct access to all of Klamath Lake clear to the Williamson River.

Upper Klamath Lake

     

Klamath Lake (sometimes called Upper Klamath Lake) spans over 30 miles in length and eight miles in width, making it one of the largest lakes west of the Rocky Mountains. The lake is popular with windsurfers and sailors thanks to its strong—though sometimes unpredictable—winds; in the summer months, visitors can watch or partake in regularly scheduled regattas. Boaters will find countless uncrowded bays to explore; in the spring and fall, you’ll find vast legions of waterfowl stopping over as they make their way north and south.

Canoeists and kayakers will find miles of waterways to explore in the marshlands on the north side of the lake around Pelican Bay, allowing intimate encounters with deer, otter and other wildlife. In a state celebrated for its fine fishing lakes, Klamath Lake may be the most famous. A native strain of rainbow trout calls the lake (and some of the ice cold rivers that feed the lake from the north) home; Klamath rainbows regularly reach double digits; this is one of the few places in the United States where anglers have a real shot at catching a 10+ pound wild rainbow trout! Angling peaks after ice-out (usually early June), and again in late September, as the lake cools down.

Williamson River

      

Without debate, the Williamson is one of the finest spring fed rivers in the West. Located in southern Oregon, the river springs roll from the wooded savanna of Winema National Forest, flowing gently through spruce and pine woodlands before entering Klamath Lake.  

"The Williamson is considered by many to be the best trophy rainbow stream in the Western United States." - Michael Fong, Fly Fisherman Magazine 

 

 

  

 

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