25 public waters in the Region 3 (South Central) region — 19 lakes/reservoirs and 6 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Washington licence.
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Scooteney Reservoir (711 acres) sits in Franklin County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
Eagle Lakes (222 acres) sits in Franklin 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.
Wahluke Ponds, a 193-acre lake in Franklin 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.
In Franklin County, Washington, T Lake is a 75-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.
Franklin County, Washington — Thompson Seep South Lake is a 58-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
Franklin County, Washington — Mesa Lake is a 48-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
Franklin County, Washington — Dalton Lake is a 45-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.
Emma Lake, a 39-acre lake in Franklin County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
Lake Emma, a 38-acre lake in Franklin 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.
Clark Pond, a 38-acre lake in Franklin County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
Camp Lakes, a 35-acre lake in Franklin 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.
In Franklin County, Washington, Powerline Lake is a 27-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.
Snakebite Reservoir, a 21-acre lake in Franklin 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.
Chance Lake, a 18-acre lake in Franklin County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
In Franklin County, Washington, Thompson Seep North Lake is a 16-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
In Franklin County, Washington, Hood Park Ponds Lake is a 10-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.
Franklin and Whitman Counties, Washington — Marmes Pond is a 9-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 Franklin County, Washington, Worth Lake is a 5-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington warmwater lake — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Brown Bullhead, with Walleye or Tiger Muskie on a few (Mayfield, Merwin, Evergreen, Silver, Newman); the Columbia Basin seep lakes and the Potholes are the strongest bass and Walleye water.
In Walla Walla and Franklin Counties, Washington, Fish Hook Pond 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.
This 284 km Eastern Washington river spanning six counties delivers year-round action on fall Chinook salmon, summer steelhead, walleye, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, and white sturgeon. The Snake's diverse habitat supports both warm-water and anadromous species, making it a versatile fishery managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, Washington — Columbia River (Hanford Reach) is a 54 km stream, 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.
Potholes East Canal (39 km) flows through Adams, Franklin and Grant Counties, 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.
In Franklin County, Washington, Potholes Canal is a 57 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.
In Franklin County, Washington, Eltopia Branch Canal is a 21 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.
Wahluke Branch Canal (74 km) flows through Adams, Franklin and Grant Counties, 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.
Across its mapped waters, Franklin County holds 18 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish and Spotted Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
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.