Sunday Lake Fishing near Tanner, Washington

• Overview

  Sunday Lake is a King County water, in Washington. It sits 35 miles in from the sea. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The full circuit measures close to 1.2 miles on foot. For a base, Tanner sits 13 miles out. After that come North Bend at 13 miles and Snoqualmie at 13 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sunday Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name Chum salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Sunday Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 58°F at the top of summer and 29°F at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. On Sunday Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Upper Loch Katrine, 1.1 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Sunday Lake for certain.