Fishing at
Spring Lake King County

Spring Lake is a freshwater lake located in King County, Washington. At an elevation of 482 ft. and 65.3 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead and largemouth bass. Spring Lake provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 65.3 acres
Elevation: 482 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (1)
Spring Lake
WDFW Access: Yes
Shoreline Access: Good

Spring Lake Stocking Reports

Spring Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.48 lbs. This year so far, there has been 2 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Spring Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.41 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
April 15, 2024 3000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 1, 2024 3800 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 27, 2023 3840 Rainbow @ 0.33lbs
April 18, 2023 3000 Rainbow @ 0.38lbs
April 25, 2022 3801 Rainbow @ 0.48lbs
March 30, 2022 3000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 28, 2021 4002 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
March 31, 2021 3000 Rainbow @ 0.38lbs
April 20, 2020 7107 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
April 4, 2017 5000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 5, 2016 7000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs


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Spring Lake Map

Spring Lake Fish Species

Spring Lake provides excellent opportunities for rainbow trout as well as good opportunities for yellow perch and largemouth bass. There is also a chance to catch brown bullhead throughout the year.


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Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass

Spring Lake Fishing Reports

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

Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout. Largemouth bass is also a popular species to fish for at Spring Lake.

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

Spring Lake - Rainbow Trout Fishing Tips

At Spring Lake, the best time for catching rainbow trout is morning. Anglers also reported success with rainbow trout around evening. Popular baits used include worms and power eggs for rainbow trout. Trolling and trolling with fly are the common and successful methods used at Spring Lake to catch rainbow trout.


Spring Lake Pictures & Media

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Nearby Lakes Similar to Spring Lake

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Spring Lake, including Lake Desire, Shady Lake, Shadow Lake, Wilderness Lake and Lake Meridian.

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King County
1 mi. away
68.9 acres
elevation: 491 ft.
 Somewhat Popular

Lake Desire

Stocking:
May 16, 2024 - Rainbow - 825 @ 0.45lbs
April 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 8000 @ 0.5lbs

For December:
Yellow perch Rainbow trout Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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King County
1 mi. away
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elevation: 534 ft.

Shady Lake

Stocking:
April 15, 2024 - Rainbow - 3400 @ 0.4lbs
April 12, 2023 - Rainbow - 3900 @ 0.33lbs

For December:
Rainbow trout Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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King County
2.1 mi. away
49 acres
elevation: 539 ft.

Shadow Lake

Stocking:
May 8, 2024 - Rainbow - 4300 @ 0.4lbs
May 8, 2023 - Rainbow - 4450 @ 0.4lbs

For December:
Yellow perch Rainbow trout Largemouth bass
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King County
4.9 mi. away
65.9 acres
elevation: 468 ft.
 Somewhat Popular

Wilderness Lake

Stocking:
April 16, 2024 - Rainbow - 8000 @ 0.37lbs
April 15, 2024 - Rainbow - 4000 @ 0.4lbs

For December:
Kokanee Rainbow trout Largemouth bass
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King County
6 mi. away
149.5 acres
elevation: 376 ft.
 Popular

Lake Meridian

Stocking:
March 27, 2024 - Rainbow - 3800 @ 0.4lbs
March 12, 2024 - Rainbow - 8000 @ 0.42lbs

For December:
Kokanee Yellow perch Rainbow trout Brown bullhead Largemouth bass
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