Sasse Pond near Tonasket: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Okanogan County, Washington. The surface lies 2,382 feet up. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Head to Tonasket, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. Kelowna sits 88 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sasse Pond

  Depth figures are not published 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. Fish documented in Okanogan County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sockeye salmon, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Sasse Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 23°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid March. The open-water window runs from around mid March to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Sasse Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Schalow Pond is 1.4 miles off. What applies at Sasse Pond may have changed since it was mapped.