Just off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, the Brownlee Reservoir is a 57 mile reservoir that runs between Idaho and Oregon. It's a popular fishing spot and the following fish species have been reported to inhabit Brownlee: Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bluegills, several species of bull heads, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, sturgeon, red eared sunfish, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, and more recently brown trout and walleye. There is camping there as well, although, when I was there it was incredibly full and there were people everywhere! We pulled in by the boat ramp and there seemed to be some places to fish from the bank but not many.
It seemed more like this was a place for people with boats. The day use sites seemed to fill up quickly. I was there on a Thursday and there was barely a place to park.
Brownlee Reservoir is located off of hwy 86/Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, just past the town of Richland.
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