On Lake Billy Chinook, anglers are allowed to keep one bull trout longer than 24 inches per day, according to the 2023 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. If they keep one, they can continue fishing ...

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK, Ore. (AP) — After a month of looking at weather forecasts, postponing, rescheduling and stalling, we finally made a plan to fish the reservoir in mid-January. Snowstorms and ...

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK, Ore. — The section of water just downstream of where the Deschutes River flows into Lake Billy Chinook is a special place to me.

The fishing was hot all morning, but it tapered off by about 11:30 a.m. When we left at 1:30 p.m., we had caught and released 12 fish among the three of us, ranging in length from 16 to 18 inches.

With proper precautions to avoid exposure to affected water, people are encouraged to visit this area of Lake Billy Chinook and enjoy activities such as fishing, camping, hiking, biking ...

With proper precautions to avoid water contact, people are encouraged to visit Lake Billy Chinook and enjoy activities such as fishing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking, and bird-watching.

Because of a bloom of toxin-producing blue-green algae, a health advisory has been issued to avoid water contact at Lake Billy Chinook Reservoir, a popular fishing destination 26 miles southwest ...

Oregon health officials on June 18 recommended people avoid swimming and high-speed water activities at Lake Billy Chinook in central Oregon because of cyanotoxins. A recreational health advisory ...

In this Jan. 15, 2016, photo, John Garrison, left, and Rolando Mendez both reel in bull trout while fishing on the Crooked River arm of Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon.