Fishing Foehn Lake in King County, Washington

• Overview

  Foehn Lake is one of the King County listings for Washington. The setting is mixed forest. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for King County are larger. The town to know is Tanner, 24 miles out. Further out sit Riverbend (24 miles) and North Bend (25 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Foehn Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Foehn Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 55°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Foehn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets 0.9 miles off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Tank Lakes at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. For Foehn Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.