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Oregon lakes and reservoirs

Moon Reservoir Fishing

A 725-acre Oregon reservoir in Harney County.

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Harney County

The quick picture on Moon Reservoir

About 725 acres of open water make up Moon Reservoir on the BLM map of Harney County. OSMB lists Bureau of Land Management as the manager of its launches. Expect about 19 miles of driving to reach Hines.

The OSMB layer shows 1 open launch site here.

725acres (BLM outline)

1OSMB launches

4fish mapped

1county

BLM Oregon hydrography lake outlines (NHD), summed by GNIS name (layer), read November 2, 2026.; launch managers from the Oregon State Marine Board launch layer; Census 2023 places.

Directions to Moon Reservoir

Species

Species recorded at Moon Reservoir

Largemouth bass Rainbow trout White crappie Yellow perch

These are the species an ODFW source ties to Moon Reservoir.

Where the Moon Reservoir fish list comes from

Fish	Use ODFW records	Origin	Basis
Largemouth bass	resident multiple uses	non native	UndocObsFish
Rainbow trout	resident multiple uses	native non local	DocObsFish
Redband trout	forage migrate overwinter	native local	ConcurProfOpinion
White crappie	resident multiple uses	non native	UndocObsFish
Yellow perch	resident multiple uses	non native	UndocObsFish

ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers (ODFW ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; a mapped species is habitat use ODFW records, not a catch report.

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Access

Launch sites that serve Moon Reservoir

Moon Reservoir Recreation Site boat ramp1 lane, trailered launch; parking, restrooms; Bureau of Land Management

Next-closest launches to Moon Reservoir

Chickahominy Reservoir RampChickahominy Reservoir, 11 miles northwest

Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites layer (OSMB ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; status as OSMB publishes it.

Oregon boat ramps

Limits

Keeping fish from Moon Reservoir

Moon Reservoir has no line of its own in the booklet; most listed waters of Harney County fall under the Southeast Zone, the table shown here, but zone lines follow drainages.

Species	Daily limit as printed	Season
Trout	Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Streams: 2 per day, 3 daily limits in possession; 8-inch minimum	Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open all year, unless noted under Exceptions.
Kokanee	10 per day unless noted under Exceptions.	Open all year.
Salmon and Steelhead	see the ODFW booklet	Closed to angling for salmon and steelhead.
Bass	Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. No limit in the southwest corner of the Southeast Zone. Streams: No limit.	Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season.
Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, and Yellow Perch	No limit.	Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season.
Whitefish, Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Carp, Chub, Sculpin, and other.	No limit.	Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season.
Sturgeon	Catch-and-release only.	Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season.

An Oregon angling license ($50 resident, $138 nonresident for 2026) covers anglers 12 and older; salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut go on a Combined Angling Tag ($69 resident).

Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (Southeast Zone page), read November 2, 2026.

Oregon licenses and limits

Compare

Lakes around Moon Reservoir in one table

Size leader among the neighbours: Chickahominy Reservoir, around 485 acres.

Lake	Distance	Acres	Kind	OSMB launches	Stocking weeks
Moon Reservoir		725	reservoir	1	0
Chickahominy Reservoir	13 miles northwest	485	reservoir	1	5
Willow Reservoir	23 miles north	11	reservoir	0	0
Yellowjacket Lake	31 miles north	33	reservoir	1	0
Delintment Lake	32 miles north	62	lake	1	1
Officers Reservoir	37 miles north	20	reservoir	0	0

BLM outlines, the OSMB launch layer and the ODFW stocking schedule; read November 2, 2026.

Nearby

Shops, beds and water close to Moon Reservoir

Reservoirs and lakes that neighbour Moon Reservoir

Chickahominy Reservoir13 miles northwest
Willow Reservoir23 miles north
Yellowjacket Lake31 miles north
Delintment Lake32 miles north
Officers Reservoir37 miles north

Tackle and bait counters close to Moon Reservoir

Kiger Creek Fly Shopfly shop, Hines

Beds and campgrounds handy to Moon Reservoir

Hines19 miles
Burns21 miles

Moon Reservoir by county

Harney Countyseat: Burns

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Photos

The look of the water close to Moon Reservoir

Prineville Reservoir, Oregon — Prineville Reservoir 79 mi
Photo: Amit Patel, CC BY 2.0

Crooked River, Oregon — Crooked River 120 mi
Photo: Luke Detwiler, CC BY 2.0

Answers

Answers on Moon Reservoir from the Oregon sources

Which Oregon town is closest to Moon Reservoir?

Point the car toward Harney County, about 19 miles from Hines.

What size is Moon Reservoir on the map?

Some 725 acres of outline.

Which OSMB launch serves Moon Reservoir?

One launch is on the layer: Moon Reservoir Recreation Site boat ramp.

Which fish does ODFW place in Moon Reservoir?

Mapped fish include largemouth bass, rainbow trout, white crappie and yellow perch.

How many trout does ODFW let me keep at Moon Reservoir?

Trout: Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Streams: 2 per day, 3 daily limits in possession; 8-inch minimum.

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