Fishing at Fields Lake, Okanogan County, Washington

• Overview

  Fields Lake lies in Okanogan County, Washington. It sits in pine and birch country. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 14 miles from Oroville. Kelowna sits 67 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Fields Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Okanogan County names rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sockeye salmon, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fields Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 62°F on average, January about 19°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Fields Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Sanger Lake, 0.5 miles away. Ask locally about Fields Lake if anything is unclear.