Lake City Lakes Fishing Guide, Stevens County, Washington

• Overview

  You will find Lake City Lakes in Stevens County, Washington. The land about it is lake country bush. At roughly 9 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Kettle Falls sits 6.8 miles from the bank. Spokane sits 75 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Other water nearby: Rigley Lake after 2.5 miles, Hill Lake at 3.4 miles, Hyatt Lake after 3.6 miles, Bass Lake at 4 miles and Evans Pond after 4.2 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake City Lakes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Stevens County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Lake City Lakes in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 25°F to 67°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about mid March, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid March until roughly early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lake City Lakes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Rigley Lake, 2.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lake City Lakes before loading the car.