Duck Lake in Spokane County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Spokane County, Washington, this is Duck Lake. The surface lies 2,398 feet up. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Spokane County. Medical Lake sits 2.9 miles from the bank. After that come Cheney at 4.9 miles and Fairchild Air Force Base at 5.2 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Duck Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Spokane County: largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout and black crappie. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Duck Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 28°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Duck Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Granite Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Treat Duck Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.