Fishing should be good for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie and yellow perch. Bass provide the primary fishery at Emigrant. Try fishing the flooded willows for largemouth and panfish, and rockier areas for smallmouth. A Dd14 crankbait produced smallmouth recently. Good sized black crappie continue to be caught at Emigrant.

There is a longstanding health advisory for consumption of resident warmwater species in Emigrant for high levels of mercury. Consult the sportfishing regulations or the Oregon Health Authority for more information on consumption guidelines.

The most current elevations for Emigrant Reservoir and other Rogue Basin reservoirs can be found on the Bureau of Reclamation's website, here.