Kings Lake, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Kings Lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The ground round it is rolling bush. Around 57 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 1.1 miles in total. Newport sits 16 miles from the bank. Spokane sits 52 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kings Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Pend Oreille County include rainbow trout, tench and cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Kings Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 63°F and January about 24°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around late March to about early December in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Kings Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. South Skookum Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Kings Lake for certain.