Pear Lake, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Pear Lake in the Chelan County part of Washington. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Roughly 31 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Few waters listed in Chelan County are bigger. Some 24 miles away sits Gold Bar, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Sultan at 30 miles and Leavenworth at 31 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pear Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Chelan County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Pear Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 57°F and December reads 24°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Pear Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Peach Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Pear Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.