Image Lake, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Chelan County in Washington is where Image Lake sits. The ground round it is pine and birch. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Washington listings. You are 28 miles from Darrington. Everett is the closest city, 57 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Image Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Chelan County names cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Image Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 56°F; by December the average is down near 24°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Image Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Canyon Lake is 2.7 miles off. Nothing on Image Lake should be assumed from this page alone.