Palmer Lake Fishing in Pierce County, Washington

• Overview

  Palmer Lake falls in Pierce County, part of Washington. The sea is 1.2 miles distant. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. You are 2.7 miles from Longbranch. Then Home, 3 miles, and Key Center, 7.5 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Palmer Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Pierce County, recorded fish include pink salmon, sockeye salmon, largemouth bass, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Palmer Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 63°F and January near 40°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Expect Palmer Lake to follow that timing. Wind direction matters more than wind strength.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping shows a jetty some 160 yards off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Little Palmer Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Treat Palmer Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.