Three Queens Lake Fishing Guide, Kittitas County, Washington

• Overview

  Three Queens Lake lies in Kittitas County, Washington. It sits in mixed forest country. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Kittitas County are larger. The town to know is Cle Elum, 22 miles out. Tanner lies 23 miles off, Riverbend another 23 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Three Queens Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Kittitas County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Three Queens Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 24°F in January to roughly 56°F in August. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Three Queens Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Spectacle Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Three Queens Lake for certain.