Crockett Lake Fishing in Island County, Washington

• Overview

  Look for Crockett Lake in Island County, Washington. Salt water lies 0.9 miles off. This is sizeable water at about 281 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 3.5 miles in total. Nothing else we list in Island County covers more water. Head to Coupeville, 3.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. Port Townsend follows at 5.7 miles, then Camano at 6.2 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Crockett Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Island County names Coho salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Dolly Varden. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Crockett Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 62°F in August and bottoms out near 40°F in January. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Crockett Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. You can camp about 0.9 miles away, going by the mapping. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For Crockett Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.