Loers Pond in Island County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Washington holds Loers Pond, in Island County. It sits at 108 feet above sea level. About 9 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Island County list. The closest town, Oak Harbor, is 2.1 miles distant. Ault Field is 3.7 miles away, with Coupeville at 4.5 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Loers Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Reported across Island County: Coho salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Loers Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 61°F at the top of summer and 40°F at the bottom of winter. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It sets the rhythm of the year at Loers Pond. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lake Pondilla at 5.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Loers Pond for certain.