Tenmile Lakes is located off Highway 101 between Coos Bay and Reedspor on the Oregon Coast and it is really two lakes separated by a man made channel with six creeks running into the Lake.. This lake also goes to the ocean. Tenmile Creek has salmon, steelhead, sea run cut throat, and Chinook. The Chinook begins running up stream from the ocean about September and continues to run through the month of November. Soon after that the steelhead show up.

There is a great park on the lake which has fishing piers around the land with a fish cleaning station, picnic areas, and lots of parking, as well as, a boat ramp.

Tenmile Lakes are host to a variety of fisheries; salmon, steelhead, large mouth bass, trout, crappie, blue gill, catfish, and still caught on a few occasions a hybrid bass. Quality fish can be found in both the north and south lakes. Because the lakes have direct access to the ocean via Tenmile Creek, salmon and steelhead have used these waters for spawning and live here for the first few years of life.

The numbers of salmon in Tenmile Lakes many years ago were so great that commercial fishing was common. With declining numbers of salmon returning to Tenmile Lakes, commercial salmon fishing is a thing of the past.

Bass fishing starts around late March and Aprill. As the water temperature rises, so does the desire to spawn. It is not uncommon to catch 4-6 pound bass in the spring months. Some of the largest bass caught out of Tenmile have been in the 8-10 pound range.

 

 

Tenmile Lakes hosts bass tournaments nearly every weekend from March through September. Most tournaments are small club tournaments with only 8-12 boats, however the state does allow six tournaments each year for more than 24 but no greater than 72 boats.

The lake has crappie and bluegill..

These warm water fish start to become plentiful in early-late spring when the water temperature changes.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stock Tenmile Lakes 2-4 times a year with hatchery bred trout.