Siltcoos Lake, at 3,164 acres, is the largest lake on the Oregon Coast of the United States. Fed by runoff from a basin of about 68 square miles in Douglas and Lane counties, it is about 7 miles south of Florence and 0.5 miles east of U.S. Route 101.
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Siltcoos Lake is a large lake in the Dune City Area of Oregon. It is advantageous to fish from a boat here, due to all the private homes that line the lake.
Average depth of this lake is 6-12 feet deep, so quite shallow. We noticed lake grass was quite profuse in August, when we visited, making it difficult to troll lures without them getting fouled up by the grass.
We did manage to catch several 2-3 lb. Catfish on nightcrawlers here and lots of perch. I saw an Osprey dive into the water here for a fish. Fish was lucky and escaped. The Osprey rose out of the water empty-taloned, and shook the water from its feathers as it flew off.
This is a pretty lake with all the trees that...
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Sailed Siltcoos a few times. Wind can be flukey if it has a eastern component. The Siltcoos river is really pretty, and if you're patient, a few red shafted flickers are about. Will continue to sail here, really like the lake in the fall, wish there was some camping...
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This was fun to kayak but ... not much to see in my opinion. One big plus was mostly having the lake to myself and going near a...
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