Fishing at Heart Lake, Skamania County, Washington

• Overview

  Heart Lake lies within the bounds of Skamania County, Washington. The setting is farm and woodlot. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For a base, Morton sits 17 miles out. Vancouver is the closest city, 53 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Heart Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Skamania County names Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Heart Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 59°F in August and bottoms out near 31°F in January. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Expect Heart Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Snow Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Heart Lake in particular, ask before you travel.