Lake Sundown, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Sundown sits within Grays Harbor County in Washington. Salt water lies 19 miles off. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Shelton at 29 miles is the nearest place to stop. Belfair follows at 32 miles, then Seabeck at 33 miles. Round about: Discovery Lake a shade over 3.1 miles, Lake Connie 4 miles off, Pine Lake a shade over 7.4 miles, Satsop Lakes 7.7 miles off and Flapjack Lakes a shade over 8.1 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake Sundown

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Grays Harbor County include Coho salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lake Sundown the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 56°F; the cold one sits at 34°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Anyone fishing Lake Sundown regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A camping area sits within 100 yards of here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Discovery Lake, 3.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Sundown for certain.