Yang Yang Lakes, Washington: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Yang Yang Lakes in Chelan County, Washington. The land about it is rolling bush. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Chelan County. For a base, Darrington sits 27 miles out. Everett is the closest city, 60 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Yang Yang Lakes

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Yang Yang Lakes before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 53°F and December about 19°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Yang Yang Lakes more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a campsite 100 yards from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Le Conte Lake sits 1.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Yang Yang Lakes if anything is unclear.