Fishing at
Lake Pateros Douglas County


Lake Pateros is a very large freshwater lake located in Douglas County, Washington. At an elevation of 783 ft. and 8098.7 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including tench, walleye, peamouth, steelhead, bull trout, chiselmouth, coho salmon, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, chinook salmon, redside shiner, sockeye salmon, white sturgeon, largemouth bass, signal crayfish, smallmouth bass, bridgelip sucker, northern pikeminnow, pumpkinseed sunfish, three-spine stickleback and westslope cutthroat trout. Lake Pateros provides good shoreline access.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 8098.7 acres
Elevation: 783 ft.
Boat Launch: None
Shoreline Access: Good

Lake Pateros Stocking Reports

Lake Pateros has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.4 lbs. In the past, Lake Pateros stocked hundreds of rainbow averaging 0.4 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
June 8, 2017 400 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs


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Lake Pateros Map

Lake Pateros Fish Species

Lake Pateros provides opportunities for tench, walleye, peamouth, steelhead, bull trout, chiselmouth, coho salmon, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, chinook salmon, redside shiner, sockeye salmon, white sturgeon, largemouth bass, signal crayfish, smallmouth bass, bridgelip sucker, northern pikeminnow, pumpkinseed sunfish, three-spine stickleback and westslope cutthroat trout throughout the year.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Tench
Walleye
Peamouth
Steelhead
Bull trout
Chiselmouth
Coho salmon
Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Chinook salmon
Redside shiner
Sockeye salmon
White sturgeon
Largemouth bass
Signal crayfish
Smallmouth bass
Bridgelip sucker
Northern pikeminnow
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Three-spine stickleback
Westslope cutthroat trout


Lake Pateros Pictures & Media

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For November:
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Stocking:
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For November:
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Stocking:
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For November:
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