Fishing at
Fish Lake Chelan County


Fish Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Chelan County, Washington. At an elevation of 1933 ft. and 492.5 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout, redside shiner, largemouth bass, largescale sucker and northern pikeminnow. Fish Lake provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 492.5 acres
Elevation: 1933 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (1)
Cove Resort
Shoreline Access: Good

Fish Lake Stocking Reports

Fish Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.71 lbs. This year so far, there has been 3 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Fish Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.46 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
April 18, 2024 3750 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 5, 2024 2850 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 3, 2024 3750 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
May 10, 2023 3340 Rainbow @ 0.38lbs
May 9, 2023 4160 Rainbow @ 0.38lbs
April 18, 2023 3750 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 13, 2023 3750 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
May 13, 2022 2100 Rainbow @ 0.71lbs
March 28, 2022 4800 Rainbow @ 0.63lbs
March 29, 2021 7360 Rainbow @ 0.39lbs
October 28, 2020 4500 Rainbow @ 0.33lbs
September 29, 2020 2070 Rainbow @ 0.67lbs
March 30, 2020 2745 Rainbow @ 0.55lbs
March 30, 2020 1230 Rainbow @ 0.59lbs
March 27, 2020 5490 Rainbow @ 0.55lbs
March 26, 2020 2790 Rainbow @ 0.54lbs
March 26, 2020 2745 Rainbow @ 0.55lbs
April 19, 2017 2645 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
April 17, 2017 6104 Rainbow @ 0.46lbs
April 19, 2016 1485 Rainbow @ 0.45lbs
April 1, 2016 1728 Rainbow @ 0.46lbs
March 30, 2016 9288 Rainbow @ 0.46lbs


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Fish Lake Map

Fish Lake Fish Species

Fish Lake provides excellent opportunities for yellow perch and rainbow trout. There is also a chance to catch brown trout, redside shiner, largemouth bass, largescale sucker and northern pikeminnow throughout the year.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Brown trout
Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Redside shiner
Largemouth bass
Largescale sucker
Northern pikeminnow

Fish Lake Fishing Reports

An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Fish Lake over the past few years.

Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout. Perch is also a popular species to fish for at Fish Lake.

A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.


Fish Lake - Rainbow Trout Fishing Tips

At Fish Lake, the best time for catching rainbow trout is morning. Anglers also reported success with rainbow trout around afternoon. Popular baits used include worms and power bait for rainbow trout. Trolling and bottom fishing from boat are the common and successful methods used at Fish Lake to catch rainbow trout.


Fish Lake - Perch Fishing Tips

The most popular time for catching perch at Fish Lake is morning. Anglers also reported success with perch around all day. Worms and maggots are the most common and successful baits used at Fish Lake to catch perch. Anglers often fish by ice fishing and other for perch.



Nearby Lakes Similar to Fish Lake

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Fish Lake, including Twin Lake 2, Domke Lake, Wapato Lake, Roses Lake and Marmot Lake.

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Chelan County
8 mi. away
256.5 acres
elevation: 2,829 feet

Twin Lake 2

Stocking:
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs

For November:

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Chelan County
24.3 mi. away
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elevation: 2196 ft.

Domke Lake

Stocking:
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs

For November:
Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout Westslope cutthroat trout

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Chelan County
25.7 mi. away
195.2 acres
elevation: 1232 ft.

Somewhat Popular

Wapato Lake

Stocking:
April 24, 2024 - Rainbow - 21 @ 2lbs
April 8, 2024 - Rainbow - 2000 @ 0.45lbs

For November:
Bluegill Yellow perch Black crappie Rainbow trout Brown bullhead Largemouth bass Signal crayfish Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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Chelan County
26 mi. away
178.2 acres
elevation: 1168 ft.

Somewhat Popular

Roses Lake

Stocking:
April 8, 2024 - Rainbow - 250 @ 2lbs
April 8, 2024 - Rainbow - 6000 @ 0.5lbs

For November:
Bluegill Brown trout Tiger trout Yellow perch Black crappie Rainbow trout Brown bullhead Channel catfish Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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King County
27.2 mi. away
128 acres
elevation: 4935 ft.

Marmot Lake

Stocking:
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs
November 4, 2024 - Cutthroat - 200 @ 0.52lbs

For November:
Cutthroat trout

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