Located 8 miles northeast of Medford in Jackson County off Hwy 140, Agate Lake is an irrigation reservoir built by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1966 and managed as a component of the Talent Division of the Rogue River Basin Project, a multipurpose water resource development with emphasis on irrigation. The reservoir was formed by a 77-foot high earthfill, rock-faced dam which impounds the waters of Dry Creek. Inflow to Agate Lake also comes via a canal from Yankee Reservoir. Outflow is into Dry Creek and ultimately into irrigation canals for use downstream.

Enjoy fishing and boating, but there is an Electric Motors Only Restriction. There is No Marina at lake and no fuel. Open year-round, this beautiful lake which offers great fishing opportunities just minutes from town. Largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch and brown bullhead all thrive here, and as a special opportunity in 2006, legal-sized rainbow trout have been stocked as of mid-April.

Our bait recommendations

Here's the baits that our Pros love for this lake.