Magone Lake
As of Nov 6, 2026, ODFW has 1 week of trout stocking still ahead on its schedule for Magone Lake, 3,500 fish in all. The next scheduled week is May 3 – May 7, 2027. This is the agency’s schedule, which can change; it does not confirm that fish were released. ODFW lists it as “Magone Lk”.
ODFW data pulled .
Magone Lake in numbers
- trout scheduled from Nov 6, 2026 on
- 3,500
- weeks scheduled in 2027
- 1
- trout scheduled in 2025
- 3,500
The schedule, week by week
ODFW counts fish by category: legal-size trout (catchable, at least 8 inches under Oregon rules), trophy trout, broodstock and fingerlings. Past weeks show what was on the schedule, not a confirmed release.
| Week | Legal-size | Total |
|---|---|---|
| May 3 – May 7, 2027 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
| Week | Legal-size | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20 – Apr 24, 2026 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
| Week | Legal-size | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 – May 2, 2025 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
| Week | Legal-size | Total |
|---|---|---|
| May 6 – May 10, 2024 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
Trout scheduled each year
2027 is outlined because the agency may still add weeks. Years are counted by the first day of each scheduled week.
Map point 44.5490, -118.9113: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1145734). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.
Also in Northeast Zone: Wallowa Lake, Kinney Lake, Honeymoon Pond, Marr Pond, McNary Channel Ponds, Teepee Pond, Wallowa Wldlife Pond (weavrs Pd), Hat Rock Pond.
Source: ODFW trout stocking schedule, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Magone Lake
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- John Day Canyon City Parks & Rec Rv Parkcampground · John Day8.9 mi
- Grant County RV ParkRV park · John Day9.1 mi
- Us Land Management Bureaucampground · John Day9.1 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Budget 8 Motelmotel · John Day9.3 mi
- OYO Riverside Inn John Day ORresort · John Day OR9.3 mi
- Dreamers Lodge Motelmotel · John Day9.4 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.