Little Anderson Lake in Pend Oreille County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Pend Oreille County end of Washington holds Little Anderson Lake. The ground around here is lake country bush. At roughly 17 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. 27 miles away sits Colville, the nearest town. For a city, Spokane is 68 miles off. Within a short drive: Anderson Lake at 0.6 miles, Scotchman Lake (0.7 miles), Caldwell Lake at 0.7 miles, Yocum Lake (1.9 miles) and Browns Lake at 5 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Anderson Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Pend Oreille County names rainbow trout, tench, cutthroat trout and pumpkinseed. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Little Anderson Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 64°F and January at 24°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about early December in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Little Anderson Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Anderson Lake, 0.6 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Little Anderson Lake for certain.