Fishing George Lake in Pierce County, Washington

• Overview

  Set in Pierce County, George Lake is a Washington water. The country here is rolling hill. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Pierce County list. Nearest town is Enumclaw, 26 miles off. Then Buckley, 26 miles, and Cle Elum, 28 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on George Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Pierce County, recorded fish include pink salmon, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass and Chum salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work George Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 26°F in January and 56°F in August. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On George Lake that shapes the whole year. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Twentyeight Mile Lake is 0.5 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at George Lake for certain.