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Best brook trout lakes in Washington

36 Washington waters list brook trout (official records or labelled estimates), 26 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Deer Lake — 75 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Bumping Lake — 89 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Liberty Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. Newman Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, MuskellungeWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Merrill Lake — 77 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Deep Lake — 45 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Mountain Lake — 120 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Kokanee, Cutthroat TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Patterson Lake — 85 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Lake Heritage — 15 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Fan Lake — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Elbow Lake — 25 ft max · real survey depth contours · Brook TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Summit Lake — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Crawfish Lake — 35 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Sacheen Lake — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Lake Leo — 35 ft max · real survey depth contours · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. North Skookum Lake — 20 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Gillette Lake — 85 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lost Lake — 35 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Lake Alice — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Starvation Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Blue Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
22. Grimes Lake — 64 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Conconully Reservoir — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Bayley Lake — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Bonaparte Lake — 110 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 11 more Washington waters holding brook trout.

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When to fish brook trout in Washington

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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