Perch Lake Fishing in Grant County, Washington

• Overview

  Perch Lake stands in Grant County, Washington. Country round the bank runs to dry open country. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For a base, Soap Lake sits 15 miles out. For a city, Spokane is 90 miles off. Also within reach: Rainbow Lake at about 0.5 miles, Dry Falls Lake lies 0.8 miles on, Green Lake at about 1.1 miles, Red Alkali Lake lies 1.2 miles on and Park Lake at about 2.2 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Perch Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Grant County records list yellow perch, largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Perch Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 26°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Perch Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. There are picnic tables half a mile away. There are toilets half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Rainbow Lake, 0.5 miles out. Confirm before you fish Perch Lake.