Fishing at Kristoferson Lake, Island County, Washington

• Overview

  The Island County end of Washington holds Kristoferson Lake. The bank is 131 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Island County are larger. Camano lies 4.5 miles from the water. Stanwood is 5 miles away, with Warm Beach at 6.6 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Kristoferson Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Island County, recorded fish include Coho salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Dolly Varden. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Kristoferson Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 62°F and January about 40°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Kristoferson Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Cranberry Lake, 6 miles away. None of that is settled for Kristoferson Lake in what we hold.