Fishing at Black Lake, Grant County, Washington

• Overview

  The Grant County entry here is Black Lake, in Washington. The bank is 1,227 feet above sea level. Around 146 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Few waters listed in Grant County are bigger. Head to Moses Lake North, 8.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 70 miles to Tri-Cities, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Black Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Grant County list yellow perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and smallmouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Black Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 28°F in January up to 72°F in July. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Black Lake. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Artesian Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. For Black Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.