Forager Forecast

Lake County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: king boletes possible (20%); matsutake quiet (19%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Paisley: 0.2 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 0.6. Another 0.7 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

King boletes

20%Possible

Best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft; last week 27%, next week 14%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Matsutake

19%Quiet

Best at 6,000 to 7,000 ft; last week 20%, next week 16%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under lodgepole pine, shore pine, and hemlock, in sandy or pumice soil.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit from May to June. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Season questions

When is morel season in Lake County?

Most often from May to June, best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft.

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