Lehrman Pond Fishing near Oroville, Washington

• Overview

  You will find Lehrman Pond in Okanogan County, Washington. It sits in open valley. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. On size it sits at the modest end of our Okanogan County list. Supplies mean a trip to Oroville, 1.5 miles off. For a city, Kelowna is 64 miles off. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lehrman Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Okanogan County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sockeye salmon, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lehrman Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 27°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Time your trip to Lehrman Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Osoyoos Lake, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lehrman Pond before loading the car.