Stallard Lake, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Stallard Lake lies within the bounds of Douglas County, Washington. The bank is 2,185 feet above sea level. At about 64 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Douglas County list. The nearest town is Soap Lake, 22 miles away. Bridgeport lies 23 miles off, Electric City another 24 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Stallard Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Douglas County cover largemouth bass, sockeye salmon, black crappie, bluegill and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Stallard Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 70°F and January near 24°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. In an average year the thaw lands around mid March and the freeze near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Stallard Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Haynes Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Stallard Lake is worth confirming on the day.