Kelcema Lake Fishing Guide, Snohomish County, Washington

• Overview

  Kelcema Lake lies in Snohomish County, Washington. The sea is 28 miles distant. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Darrington lies 9.8 miles from the water. Granite Falls is 17 miles and Gold Bar 18 miles. What else is close: 2.5 miles out stands Helena Lake, Windon Lake 3 miles, 3.2 miles out stands Independence Lake, Coal Lake 4 miles and 4 miles out stands Pass Lake. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Kelcema Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name Chinook salmon, pink salmon, Coho salmon, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Kelcema Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 30°F to 59°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan any trip to Kelcema Lake around it. The hour either side of first light is rarely wasted.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Helena Lake is 2.5 miles off. Confirm before you fish Kelcema Lake.