Crow Creek Lake Fishing in Yakima County, Washington

• Overview

  In Washington, Crow Creek Lake belongs to Yakima County. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Cle Elum is the closest place, 24 miles off. Kent is the closest city, 48 miles away. Other water within reach: Sheepherder Lake just 1 mile, Hidden Lake a shade over 3.6 miles, Echo Lake just 3.9 miles, Basin Lake a shade over 4.5 miles and Goat Lake just 4.8 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Crow Creek Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Yakima County include rainbow trout, pumpkinseed and mountain whitefish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Crow Creek Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 55°F, with January the cold end at about 25°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Crow Creek Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Sheepherder Lake, 1 mile out. None of that is settled for Crow Creek Lake in what we hold.