Fishing at Ruggs Lake, Snohomish County, Washington

• Overview

  Washington holds Ruggs Lake, in Snohomish County. The shore lies 6.6 miles out. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The town to know is Eastmont, 1.1 miles out. It is 6.8 miles to Everett, the nearest city. Other water within reach: Silver Lake at 0.9 miles, Thomas Lake about 1.1 miles, Hilton Lake at 1.4 miles, Stickney Lake about 2.9 miles and Martha Lake at 3.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Ruggs Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Snohomish County list Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Ruggs Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 65°F; by December the average is down near 39°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That shapes the year on Ruggs Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Silver Lake is 0.9 miles distant. For Ruggs Lake in particular, ask before you travel.