Fishing at Lake Fenwick, King County, Washington

• Overview

  You will find Lake Fenwick in King County, Washington. The water sits 131 feet up. The water measures roughly 17 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. Kent is the closest place, 2 miles off. Lakeland North follows at 2.3 miles, then Des Moines at 3.5 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Fenwick

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lake Fenwick the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 65°F on average, December about 39°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lake Fenwick.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is a slipway on the shore, 80 yards from the water we list. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a pier recorded roughly 160 yards away. Mapping marks a fishing place roughly 150 yards off. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Signs at Lake Fenwick carry more weight than any list.