Fishing Sikes Lake in King County, Washington

• Overview

  Set in King County, Sikes Lake is a Washington water. The bank is 46 feet above sea level. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. For a base, Lake Marcel-Stillwater sits 2.2 miles out. For a city, Bellevue is 12 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Sikes Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across King County: Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and sockeye salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Sikes Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in August and bottom out at 39°F in December. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That shapes the year on Sikes Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Launching is at Sikes Lake boat Launch, about half a mile away. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lake Marcel is 2.2 miles off. Confirm before you fish Sikes Lake.