Fishing in Washington state for trout, salmon, bass, walleye and vacation trip ideas for fishing in WA.

The state of Washington offers both cold water fishing for trout and salmon as well as warm water fishing for bass, walleye, crappie, perch, catfish and more. Choose your favorite type of water as there are terrific lakes, ponds, streams and rivers all across Washington State.

The following chart lists the major fishing waters in Washington cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Washington Fishing Lake Locations

Alder Lake is a 3,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Alder, WA.

Baker Lake is a 5,000-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, 5 miles north of Concrete, WA.

Banks Lake is a 27,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Coulee City, WA.

Cle Elum Lake is a 4,800-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Cle Elum, WA.

Franklin D Roosevelt Lake is a 60,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

Kachess Lake is a 4,500-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Easton, WA.

Lake Bryan is a 10,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Peyton, WA.

Lake Chelan is a 32,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Chenlan, WA.

Lake Crescent is a 5,100-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Crescent, WA.

Lake Herbert G West is a 6,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Perry, WA.

Lake Merwin is a 4,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Ariel, WA.

Lake Ozette is a 7,800-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Ozette, WA.

Lake Sacajawea is a 9,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Walker, WA.

Lake Sammamish is a 4,900-acre lake in the Puget Sound area, at Sammamish, WA.

Lake Umatilla (John Day Pool) is a 52,000-acre lake on the southern border of the state, at Roosevelt, WA.

Lake Wallula (McNary Pool) is a 11,600-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Kennewick, WA.

Lake Washington is a 22,000-acre lake in the Puget Sound area, at Bellevue, WA.

Lake Whatcom is a 5,000-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, at Bellingham, WA.

Mayfield Lake is a 2,200-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Silver Creek, WA.

Moses Lake is a 6,500-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Moses Lake, WA.

Omak Lake is a 3,600-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Omak, WA.

Osoyoos Lake is a 5,700-acre lake on the northern border of the state, at Oroville, WA.

Palmer Lake is a 2,100-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 8 miles west of Oroville, WA.

Potholes Reservoir is a 28,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Moses Lake, WA.

Riffe Lake is an 11,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Morton, WA.

Rimrock Lake is a 2,800-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Rimrock, WA.

Ross Lake is a 12,000-acre lake on the northern border of the state, In the Ross Lake National Recreation Area.

Spirit Lake is a 5,700-acre lake in the Mt St Helens National Monument Recreation Area.

Swift Reservoir is a 4,600-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Cougar, WA.

Vancouver Lake is a 2,900-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Vancouver, WA.

Yale Lake is a 3,800-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Cougar, WA.

Regulations and additional information about fishing in Washington is available at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website. Click here for a Washington fishing license.

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