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Best brook trout lakes in Washington

24 Washington waters hold brook trout, 14 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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. Lake Cushman — 147 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
2. Cle Elum Lake — 67 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Merrill Lake — 77 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Patterson Lake — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Saddle Mountain Lake — 14 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Elbow Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Brook TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Summit Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Crawfish Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Sacheen Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. North Skookum Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
11. Gillette Lake — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Lake Alice — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Starvation Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Grimes Lake — 64 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Conconully Reservoir — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Bayley Lake — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Bonaparte Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, KokaneeWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Council Lake — 39 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Rainy Lake — 89 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Forbes Lake — 23 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. U Lake — 11 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Lake Koeneman — 24 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Lake Thomas — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Phillips Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

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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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