Lake Number 1 Fishing near Darrington, Washington

• Overview

  Lake Number 1 is set in Skagit County, Washington. The country here is mixed forest. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The closest town, Darrington, is 20 miles away. The big place round here is Everett, 53 miles distant. Close neighbours run: Lake Number 2 within 0.3 miles, Lower Granite Lake roughly 0.4 miles, Upper Granite Lake within 0.7 miles, Upper Jordan Lake roughly 1.4 miles and Lower Jordan Lake within 2.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Number 1

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Skagit County names Coho salmon, Chum salmon and pink salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On this water a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 56°F and December near 24°F on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Part of this sits inside or beside Granite Lakes Natural Resources Conservation Area, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lake Number 2 at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for this water.