Fishing Chambers Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Washington

• Overview

  Chambers Creek Reservoir is set in Pierce County, Washington. The surface lies 49 feet up. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. Some 2.1 miles away sits Steilacoom, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Tacoma, 7.5 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Chambers Creek Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Pierce County cover pink salmon, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass and Chum salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Chambers Creek Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 64°F and January about 40°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Chambers Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Moorings are at Chambers Creek Marina, roughly half a mile off. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Waughop Lake is 1.6 miles off. Nothing on Chambers Creek Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.