19 public waters in the Region 2 (North Central) region — 16 lakes/reservoirs and 3 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Washington licence.
See every public fishing venue in Washington on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
In Lincoln and Ferry Counties, Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is a 77,684-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Columbia or Snake River impoundment (Lake Roosevelt, Rufus Woods, Wanapum, Priest Rapids, Wallula, Lower Granite) — Walleye, Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Sturgeon and, in Lake Roosevelt, a winter Burbot fishery; the Columbia reservoirs are among the best Walleye water in the West.
The Columbia River reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. Holds the Washington state kokanee record (6.25 lb), with 3-4 lb fish common. Landlocked white sturgeon here can reach enormous sizes (avg. 100-300 lb); a catch-and-release sturgeon fishery reopened in 2017 after more than 20 years closed for conservation.
At nearly 1,870 acres, Twin Lakes in Ferry County's Eastern Washington region is one of the larger lakes on the WDFW roster, offering rainbow trout and largemouth bass across its substantial acreage. The size and depth make it well-suited to both trolling for trout and shallow-water bass fishing.
Ferry County, Washington — Curlew Lake is a 861-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
In Ferry County, Washington, Lake Ellen is a 76-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Ferry County, Washington — Swan Lake is a 54-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Bourgeau Lake (41 acres) sits in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Ferry County, Washington — Sanpoil Lake is a 28-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Camille Lake (22 acres) sits in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Simpson Lake (22 acres) sits in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Ferry Lake, a 20-acre lake in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
French Johns Lake, a 17-acre lake in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Trout Lake, a 11-acre lake in Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Ferry County, Washington — Renner Lake is a 8-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Ferry County, Washington — Empire Lake 1 is a 5-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
In Ferry County, Washington, Ward Lake Lower is a 3-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Kettle River (54 km) flows through Ferry County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Columbia River tributary (the Klickitat, Wind, Cowlitz, Lewis, Kalama, Washougal, Wenatchee, Methow, Grande Ronde) — summer and Winter Steelhead, spring and fall Chinook and Coho Salmon, with resident Trout up top; a Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement is required to fish these for salmon or Steelhead.
The Sanpoil supports a diverse native fish community including mountain whitefish, cutthroat and rainbow trout, kokanee, bull trout and several minnow species, alongside predatory northern pikeminnow. Salmon and steelhead runs vanished after Grand Coulee Dam's 1941 construction; a 2019 restoration effort released hatchery-born 'naive' Chinook salmon with no innate homing memory, and by fall 2020 the returning adults had begun spawning back in the Sanpoil for the first time in ~70 years. Invasive northern pike (caught in 2019) now threaten the native trout populations.
In Ferry County, Washington, Sherman Creek is a 28 km river or creek, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Across its mapped waters, Ferry County holds 28 species on PiscaMaps, including Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Trout, Kokanee Salmon and Spotted Bass.
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Open the Washington map Join PiscaMapsOne Washington fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Lake Roosevelt, the Yakima and the Skagit included — the resident freshwater annual is about $30, the non-resident about $85. A Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement (~$9) is needed to fish the Columbia system for salmon or steelhead, and a Discover Pass ($30/year) to park at WDFW access areas. Youth under 15 fish free. Buy at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov.