Fishing Pentland Lake in Okanogan County, Washington

• Overview

  Pentland Lake is one of the Okanogan County waters in Washington. The setting is mixed woodland. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. The nearest place of any size is Oroville, 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of size is Kelowna, 69 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pentland Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Okanogan County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Pentland Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 26°F to 69°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Pentland Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Johnny Johnson Lake, 0.3 miles out. What applies at Pentland Lake may have changed since it was mapped.