Little Heart Lake in King County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in King County, Washington, this is Little Heart Lake. The country round it is open valley from end to end. Roughly 27 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Tanner sits 21 miles from the bank. It is 40 miles to Bellevue, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line. It rewards a look round before the first cast.

• Where to Fish on Little Heart Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Little Heart Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 58°F and December at 27°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Little Heart Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Copper Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Little Heart Lake if anything is unclear.