Gillette Lake Fishing Guide, Stevens County, Washington

• Overview

  Gillette Lake stands in Stevens County, Washington. It stands 3,159 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 44 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 1.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is among the larger waters listed here for Stevens County. The town to know is Colville, 17 miles out. For a city, Spokane is 66 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gillette Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Stevens County names brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Gillette Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 61°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Gillette Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets half a mile off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Thomas, 0.7 miles away. None of that is settled for Gillette Lake in what we hold.