Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two Fishing in Chelan County, Washington

• Overview

  Look for Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two in Chelan County, Washington. Elevation runs to 3,917 feet. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. South Wenatchee sits 7.3 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Renton sits 88 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Chelan County records list cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 59°F in August and bottoms out near 23°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Steffen Brothers Reservoir is 0.7 miles distant. For Wenatchee Heights Reservoir Number Two, the notice at the access point is the final word.