Fishing Granite Lake in Spokane County, Washington

• Overview

  Within Spokane County, Washington, you have Granite Lake. The water sits 2,392 feet up. Surface area is around 114 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Medical Lake is the closest place, 2.9 miles off. The nearest city of size is Spokane, 12 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Granite Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout and black crappie. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Granite Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Time your trip to Granite Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Duck Lake, 0.7 miles out. Treat Granite Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.