Fishing Pickers Pond in Mason County, Washington

• Overview

  Pickers Pond is a Mason County water, Washington side. Height above sea level is 404 feet. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mason County. The closest town, Allyn, is 9.4 miles distant. Belfair lies 9.4 miles off, Key Center another 14 miles. Round about: Grass Lake out at 1 mile, Maggie Lake 1.1 miles, Dry Pond out at 1.2 miles, Tee Lake 1.2 miles and Cady Lake out at 1.5 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Pickers Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Mason County, recorded fish include Chum salmon, cutthroat trout, Coho salmon, largemouth bass and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Pickers Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 63°F and January about 39°F. Cold never closes this one. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Pickers Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Grass Lake, 1 mile out. Ask locally about Pickers Pond if anything is unclear.