Peach Lake Fishing Guide, Chelan County, Washington

• Overview

  This water sits in Chelan County, Washington. The surface lies 4,793 feet up. It covers about 17 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Gold Bar sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Everett is the closest city, 48 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Grass Lake just 0.4 miles, Pear Lake within 0.4 miles, Fortune Ponds just 0.9 miles, Top Lake within 1.2 miles and Lake Louis just 2 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Peach Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Chelan County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Peach Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 57°F, with December the cold end at about 24°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Peach Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Grass Lake, 0.4 miles out. None of that is settled for Peach Lake in what we hold.