Huff Lake Fishing Guide, Pend Oreille County, Washington

• Overview

  The Pend Oreille County end of Washington holds Huff Lake. Height above sea level is 3,205 feet. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Our Pend Oreille County list holds plenty of bigger water. Salmo is the closest place, 33 miles off. Bonners Ferry is 34 miles and Fruitvale 34 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Huff Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Pend Oreille County records list rainbow trout, tench and cutthroat trout among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Huff Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 23°F to 61°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Huff Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data flags this water as closed to fishing. You can park 90 yards away and walk in from there. Mapping shows a jetty some 30 yards off. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Playa Lake at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. For Huff Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.