Fishing Cub Lake in Chelan County, Washington

• Overview

  Cub Lake is listed under Chelan County, Washington. The ground round it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 10 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is high ground by Washington standards. Darrington lies 24 miles from the water. Gold Bar is 42 miles away, with Granite Falls at 43 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Cub Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Chelan County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Cub Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 56°F, with December the cold end at about 24°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Cub Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Itswoot Lake is 0.4 miles distant. The position on Cub Lake is worth confirming on the day.