Little Tule Lake Fishing Guide, Lincoln County, Washington

• Overview

  Set in Lincoln County, Little Tule Lake is a Washington water. Height above sea level is 1,663 feet. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. 29 miles away sits Ritzville, the nearest town. Spokane sits 63 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Tule Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names yellow perch, largemouth bass, walleye and black crappie. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Little Tule Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 27°F for January. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Anyone fishing Little Tule Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Goetz Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Nothing on Little Tule Lake should be assumed from this page alone.