Fishing Findley Lake in Spokane County, Washington

• Overview

  Set in Spokane County, Findley Lake is a Washington water. It lies 2,303 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. The town to know is Cheney, 2.4 miles out. Medical Lake is 9.8 miles and Fairchild Air Force Base 12 miles. Near neighbours: Long Lake near enough 1.3 miles, Cossalman Lake 1.7 miles away, Kepple Lake near enough 2 miles, Thirty Acre Lake 2.2 miles away and Lasher Lake near enough 2.4 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Findley Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Spokane County include largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Findley Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 29°F at the bottom of winter. Some winters cap it and some do not. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That shapes the year on Findley Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 1.3 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Findley Lake for certain.