Box Canyon Lake Fishing near Tanner, Washington

• Overview

  Box Canyon Lake belongs to Kittitas County, Washington. It sits in farm and woodlot country. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kittitas County. The nearest town is Tanner, 20 miles away. Beyond it, Riverbend at 20 miles and Wilderness Rim at 21 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Box Canyon Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Kittitas County names cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Box Canyon Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 25°F in January up to 58°F in August. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Box Canyon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Rachel Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Box Canyon Lake is worth confirming on the day.