Lake Vicente Fishing Guide, Kittitas County, Washington

• Overview

  Kittitas County in Washington is where Lake Vicente sits. Height above sea level is 5,515 feet. At roughly 12 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is high ground by Washington standards. Some 24 miles away sits Leavenworth, the nearest settlement. It is 48 miles to Bellevue, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Vicente

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Kittitas County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and largemouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Lake Vicente where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 54°F and December near 22°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. From about early May to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lake Vicente.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Deadhead Lake is 0.8 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Vicente for certain.