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Best brown trout lakes in Washington

47 Washington waters list brown trout (official records or labelled estimates), 37 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. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.

1. Lacamas Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Sullivan Lake — 320 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Eloika Lake — 15 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. Diamond Lake — 55 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Liberty Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Fish Lake — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
7. Merrill Lake — 77 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. Pearrygin Lake — 45 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Clear Lake — 95 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Waitts Lake — 65 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. Mineral Lake — 35 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Blue Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Blue Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
14. Fish Lake — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
15. Patterson Lake — 85 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Medical Lake — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Florence Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Bay Lake — 11 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Chambers Lake — 8 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Summit Lake — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Spectacle Lake — 55 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
22. Beaver Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Aeneas Lake — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Carney Lake — 25 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Park Lake — 85 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites

…plus 22 more Washington waters holding brown trout.

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When to fish brown trout in Washington

• Spring 3–25 ft — Cold-water browns hug shorelines, river mouths and mud lines — often in a few feet of water early and late.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Browns sit at the thermocline by day and slide shallow after dark — the night troll takes the giants.
• Fall 5–30 ft — Spawn-run browns stage off tributaries and gravel shorelines, aggressive and territorial.
• Winter 5–35 ft — Browns feed all winter — nearshore when bait is in, deeper breaks otherwise.

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