Little Pete Lake, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Pete Lake sits within Chelan County in Washington. The land about it is pine and birch. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Chelan County are larger. For supplies, Gold Bar is 26 miles out. Then Leavenworth, 27 miles, and Sultan, 32 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Pete Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Chelan County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Little Pete Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 57°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Little Pete Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Pete Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Little Pete Lake should be assumed from this page alone.