Iceberg Lake in Kittitas County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Iceberg Lake belongs to Kittitas County, Washington. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Tanner at 21 miles is the nearest place to stop. Bellevue is the closest city, 42 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it. The setting is plain rather than dramatic, and it fishes well for it.

• Where to Fish on Iceberg Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Kittitas County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Iceberg Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 55°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Iceberg Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Avalanche Lake is 0.7 miles off. What applies at Iceberg Lake may have changed since it was mapped.