Lake Killarney Fishing Guide, King County, Washington

• Overview

  Within King County, Washington, you have Lake Killarney. Dry hill runs right down to the water. At about 29 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Start from Lakeland South, 0.7 miles down the road. Further out sit Algona (1.9 miles) and Pacific (2.4 miles). Alternatives close at hand: Lake Geneva 0.6 miles, Fivemile Lake (1 mile), North Lake 1.2 miles, Mud Lake (1.3 miles) and Trout Lake 1.5 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Killarney

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across King County: Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lake Killarney the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 39°F at the bottom of winter. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Lake Killarney fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. A pier 100 yards from here gives a platform over deeper water. Someone has mapped a fishing spot 30 yards off. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. There are picnic tables 160 yards away. There are toilets half a mile off. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lake Geneva sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lake Killarney before loading the car.