Gardner Lake Fishing Guide, Snohomish County, Washington

• Overview

  Gardner Lake lies within the bounds of Snohomish County, Washington. The coast is 10 miles away. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Granite Falls, 0.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Everett sits 12 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Gardner Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Snohomish County list Chinook salmon, pink salmon, Coho salmon and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Gardner Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 63°F and December near 38°F. Cold never closes this one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. On Gardner Lake that shapes the whole year. The first warm days of the year bring fish shallow quickly.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data has parking about 150 yards from the shore. A pier 80 yards from here gives a platform over deeper water. Toilets show in mapping about 160 yards away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Milard Lake at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. The position on Gardner Lake is worth confirming on the day.