Lake Sturtevant in King County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lake Sturtevant in King County, Washington. It stands 141 feet above sea level. At roughly 9 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. Nearest place of any size is Bellevue, 1.1 miles away. The nearest city of size is Bellevue, 1.2 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake Sturtevant

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across King County, recorded fish include Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lake Sturtevant responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 40°F to 65°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Lake Sturtevant that shapes the whole year. Fish feed harder before a change in weather than after it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data has parking about 130 yards from the shore. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Larsen Lake at 2.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Lake Sturtevant as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.