Rimrock Lake Fishing near Tieton, Washington

• Overview

  Yakima County, Washington, is where Rimrock Lake sits. The surroundings are open valley. At 3.9 sq miles you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The perimeter is close to 17 miles, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Nothing else we list in Yakima County covers more water. For supplies, Tieton is 21 miles out. It is 71 miles to Kent, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Rimrock Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Across Yakima County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, pumpkinseed and mountain whitefish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Rimrock Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 59°F and January near 26°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Rimrock Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Thunder Lake, 2.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Rimrock Lake should be assumed from this page alone.