Spot 7, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Spot 7 in Spokane County, Washington. This is farm and woodlot ground. 1.4 miles away sits Medical Lake, the nearest town. Spokane is the closest city, 12 miles away. Also on the doorstep: Tule Pond some 1.1 miles off, Silver Lake roughly 1.2 miles, Ring Lake some 1.6 miles off, Medical Lake roughly 1.8 miles and Otter Lake some 2.1 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Spot 7

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Spokane County list largemouth bass, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 28°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Anyone fishing this water regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A boat ramp sits half a mile away, so trailered boats can get on. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. If the gate is shut, Tule Pond at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. For this water in particular, ask before you travel.