Angeline Lake Fishing near Tanner, Washington

• Overview

  Set in King County, Washington, this is Angeline Lake. The setting is lake country bush. It measures about 184 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.4 miles in total. Few waters listed in King County are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Tanner, 21 miles off. Bellevue is the closest city, 42 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Angeline Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across King County: Chum salmon, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Angeline Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 55°F and December near 23°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Angeline Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Azurite Lake is 0.6 miles off. Check the position at Angeline Lake before loading the car.