Fishing Smelling Lake in Snohomish County, Washington

• Overview

  Look for Smelling Lake in the Snohomish County part of Washington. The water sits 938 feet up. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. 4.6 miles away sits Granite Falls, the nearest town. Lochsloy is 7.2 miles away, with Lake Stevens at 9.1 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Smelling Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Snohomish County records list Chinook salmon, pink salmon, Coho salmon and largemouth bass among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Smelling Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 62°F for August and 37°F for January. In milder years the surface never sets. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. At Smelling Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lake Julia at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Smelling Lake in what we hold.