Waitts Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Stevens County, Washington. At an elevation of 1950 ft. and 469.7 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish. Waitts Lake provides good shoreline access and a number of boat launches.
Stocked Fish: Rainbow,Brown TroutWaitts Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow and brown trout. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 3.03 lbs. This year so far, there has been 1 stockings of rainbow and brown trout at an average of 2.5 lbs. In the past, Waitts Lake stocked thousands of rainbow and brown trout averaging 2.3 lbs.
Date | Quantity | Fish |
March 18, 2024 | 200 | Rainbow @ 2.5lbs |
November 17, 2023 | 700 | Brown Trout @ 2lbs |
April 4, 2023 | 200 | Rainbow @ 3.03lbs |
October 27, 2022 | 402 | Brown Trout @ 2lbs |
October 13, 2022 | 298 | Brown Trout @ 2lbs |
April 6, 2022 | 250 | Rainbow @ 3.03lbs |
October 28, 2021 | 700 | Brown Trout @ 2lbs |
April 2, 2021 | 116 | Rainbow @ 3.03lbs |
March 27, 2020 | 250 | Rainbow @ 3.03lbs |
April 18, 2016 | 10 | Rainbow @ 0.37lbs |
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Waitts Lake provides excellent opportunities for brown trout and rainbow trout as well as good opportunities for yellow perch, brown bullhead and largemouth bass. There is also a chance to catch pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.
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Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Waitts Lake over the past few years.
Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout.
Brown trout is also a popular species to fish for at Waitts Lake.
A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.
There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Waitts Lake, including
Jumpoff Joe Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Sacheen Lake, Eloika Lake and Davis Lake.
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For November:
Brook trout
Brown trout
Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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For November:
Kokanee
Lake trout
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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For November:
Brook trout
Tiger trout
Yellow perch
Green sunfish
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass
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For November:
Brown trout
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Brown bullhead
Grass pickerel
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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For November:
Kokanee
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass
Signal crayfish
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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