Blue Lake Fishing Guide, Garfield County, Washington

• Overview

  Blue Lake lies in Garfield County, Washington. The land about it is farm and woodlot. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Garfield County. Pomeroy lies 11 miles from the water. After that come Dayton at 14 miles and Waitsburg at 23 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Blue Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Garfield County: Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon, channel catfish and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Blue Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 28°F to 63°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That shapes the year on Blue Lake. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a fishing water. Parking is at Blue Lake, some 90 yards off. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets 80 yards off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Spring Lake, 0.7 miles out. What applies at Blue Lake may have changed since it was mapped.