Strickland Lake in Pierce County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Pierce County, Washington, this is Strickland Lake. The sea is 1.9 miles distant. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Pierce County are larger. DuPont is the closest town at 0.7 miles. The big place round here is Tacoma, 14 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Strickland Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Across Pierce County, recorded fish include pink salmon, sockeye salmon and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Strickland Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 40°F and August at about 63°F, the water has a wide range to work through. It fishes twelve months of the year. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It holds true on Strickland Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. There are picnic tables half a mile away. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Pond Lake is 0.1 miles distant. Treat access at Strickland Lake as something to verify.