Fishing in Plush, Oregon

Plush sits in the remote high desert of Lake County, Oregon, and the fishing around it is almost entirely lake and reservoir fishing — no blue-ribbon trout streams here, just a spread of shallow alkaline lakes, seasonal reservoirs, and quieter backcountry waters scattered across the Warner Valley and surrounding basin. Crump Lake, Hart Lake, and Upper Campbell Lake are the most frequently visited, with Crump and Hart sitting along the Warner Lakes chain just east of town. Smaller waters like Moon Lake, Vinyard Lake, Mugwump Lake, and Turpin Lake see far less pressure and reward anglers willing to navigate rougher access roads. Jacobs Reservoir, Fitzgerald Reservoir, and Canterbury Reservoir round out the stillwater options, though water levels in these can vary significantly by season depending on snowpack and irrigation draw. Most of these fisheries hold warmwater species alongside stocked trout in years when conditions support it. Cell service is essentially nonexistent out here, roads can turn impassable after rain, and the nearest full-service town is Lakeview, roughly 35 miles south. If you plan well and come prepared, the solitude and the scale of the landscape make this one of the more underrated fishing destinations in southeastern Oregon.