Elbow Lake near Christina Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Elbow Lake in Stevens County, Washington. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For a base, Christina Lake sits 12 miles out. It is 93 miles to Spokane, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Elbow Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Stevens County records list brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Elbow Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 24°F in January to roughly 64°F in August. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late March the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late March to about early December in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Elbow Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Ansaldo Lake is 4.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Elbow Lake.