Lookingglass Lake Fishing Guide, Skamania County, Washington

• Overview

  Washington holds Lookingglass Lake, in Skamania County. It stands 5,600 feet above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Skamania County. For a base, White Salmon sits 31 miles out. Hood River lies 32 miles off, Carson another 33 miles. If this one is busy: Bird Lake within 6 miles, Bluff Lake 6.3 miles, Heart Lake within 6.4 miles, Mirror Lake 6.8 miles and Shadow Lake within 7.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lookingglass Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Skamania County records list Chinook salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lookingglass Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 51°F and January near 23°F on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lookingglass Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A campsite lies 70 yards away for anyone staying over. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Bird Lake is 6 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Lookingglass Lake.