Fishing Jewel Lake in King County, Washington

• Overview

  Jewel Lake lies in King County, in Washington. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. Some 23 miles away sits Tanner, the nearest settlement. For a city, Bellevue is 43 miles off. Alternatives close at hand: View Lake within 0.4 miles, Locket Lake a shade over 0.6 miles, Nazanne Lake within 0.8 miles, Jade Lake a shade over 0.9 miles and Otter Lake within 1.1 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Jewel Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across King County, recorded fish include Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Jewel Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 58°F at the top of summer and 27°F at the bottom of winter. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Jewel Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, View Lake is 0.4 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Jewel Lake.