Crowder Pond near Tonasket: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Crowder Pond lies within the bounds of Okanogan County, Washington. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. On size it sits at the modest end of our Okanogan County list. Some 14 miles away sits Tonasket, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Omak at 20 miles and Okanogan at 22 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Crowder Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Okanogan County records list rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sockeye salmon and yellow perch among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Crowder Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 64°F on average, January about 22°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late March until about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Crowder Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Blue Lake sits 2.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Crowder Pond.