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Freshwater Lake Reports
Mound
Mound
State: WA
County: Benton
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 2
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
Updated: 7/23/2007
Mound Pond (34.8 acres) and Yellepit Pond (36.3 acres): These ponds are located in railroad fill on the NW side of McNary Reservoir, about 15 miles SE from Kennewick. Fishing should be fair-to-good fo...
Umatilla
Umatilla
State: WA
County: Benton
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 13
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 4/18/2019
Umatilla Lake is actually the John Day Dam Reservoir on the Columbia River. The huge reservoir covers 52,000 surface acres and reaches depths of 145 feet. The reservoir contains many different fish s...
Wallula
Wallula
State: WA
County: Benton
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 44
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 5/2/2021
38,800 acre body of water formed by McNary dam on the Columbia river. Holds spiny ray, blue and channel catfish, as well as salmon and steelhead.
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Coldwater
Coldwater
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 19
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
Updated: 3/10/2015
Coldwater Lake (700 acres): Located in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument off SR 504, Coldwater Lake was formed by a debris dam resulting from the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Skamania a...
Horseshoe
Horseshoe
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 24
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 5/12/2024
Horseshoe Lake (80 acres): Located in the city of Woodland, Horseshoe provides lots of fishable shoreline at the city park, plus a public boat launch. There are some large carry-over rainbows and bro...
Kress
Kress
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 60
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 4/26/2018
Kress Lake (30 acres): This popular spring-fed lake is located near I-5 and the Kalama River Road. There is a developing largemouth bass population with special slot size restrictions. Kress also con...
McBride
McBride
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 2
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
Updated: 6/8/2017
McBride Lake (9 acres) is located near Mt St Helens. It containes mostly brook trout with a few cutthroat and rainbows in the lake too. There are no special regs on the lake but please do not use bai...
Merrill
Merrill
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 43
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 6/1/2017
Merrill Lake is located in Southwest Washington on the southwest side of Mt. St. Helens. It is a fly fishing only lake with a non-combustion engine only restriction. This is a trophy lake and all fish...
Merwin
Merwin
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 177
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 1/23/2023
Merwin (Lake) Reservoir (4,090 acres): This North Fork Lewis River impoundment located near the town of Ariel is shared by Clark and Cowlitz counties, with 2,400 acres in Clark County and 1,690 in Cow...
Sacajawea
Sacajawea
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 16
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 5/13/2015
Sacajawea Lake (48 acres): This lake within Longview's city limits is open all year, and provides an excellent fishery for largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, and other sunfish. Sacajawea is usua...
Silver
Silver
State: WA
County: Cowlitz
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 232
Bathymetric Maps: 2
Rating:
Updated: 4/14/2024
2,996 acres: This large lake is reached off I-5 going east on Hwy 504 to the west end of the lake. Public access is just past Kerr Rd. There is a boat launch there as well as several resorts in the ar...
Council
Council
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 4
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 5/23/2015
A 48 acre lake located high in the Cascades, elevation 4200 feet. Holds eastern brook, rainbow, and cutthroat. Campground and public access. 24 miles south east of Randle.
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Drano
Drano
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 33
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 5/26/2017
Skamania County’s Drano Lake is located about 7 miles west of the town of White Salmon. It covers about 220 surface acres and is an enlargement of the mouth of the Little White Salmon River. It lies...
Goose
Goose
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 54
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 10/27/2017
This lake is 58 acres and holds Brown Trout. It is 3050 feet elevation. There is a forest service campground and small boats can be launched there. Go 13 miles north of Carson. Take FS road 60 about 2...
Grant
Grant
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
Updated: 4/6/2004
An 11 acre lake that holds largemouth bass and brown bullhead. 5 miles east from Carson on north side of Hwy 830.
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Icehouse
Icehouse
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 8
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 7/10/2017
Icehouse Lake (2 acres): Located along Highway 14 at the north end of the Bridge of the Gods. Holds rainbow, Bluegill and largemouth bass are also present. Due to its easy access, the lake receives h...
Kidney
Kidney
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 10
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 5/24/2009
Kidney Lake (12 acres): Stocked with catchable-size, broodstock, and jumbo rainbows, Kidney should be good for the April opener. This lake, north of North Bonneville, does not have a boat ramp or deve...
Little Ash
Little Ash
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 6
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 4/30/2008
Little Ash (Ashes) Lake (5 acres): Located west of Stevenson along Highway 14, this lake has catchable-size rainbows, plus broodstock and jumbos. A few bass are also present.
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Swift
Swift
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 32
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 6/12/2017
(4590 acres): During April and May fish tend to congregate near the dam and around streams entering the reservoir. By June, anglers should be able to catch trout throughout the reservoir. A public boa...
Takhlakh
Takhlakh
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 16
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 7/30/2019
A 35 acre lake at 4350 feet elevation, holds cutthroat and eastern brook. 24 1/2 miles SE of Randle, go up FS road 123 then north on FS road 101 1 1/2 miles to lake and campground.
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Tunnel
Tunnel
State: WA
County: Skamania
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 5
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Updated: 9/7/2016
Tunnel Lake (13 acres): Stocked with catchable-size, broodstock and jumbo rainbows. This lake is just north of Highway 14 between Drano Lake and Underwood. It also has a good population of yellow perc...
Cranberry
Cranberry
State: WA
County: Island
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 82
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 6/21/2021
Island County's Cranberry Lake covers 125 surface acres and has a maximum depth of 25 feet. It's elevation is only 20 feet. Fish species include largemouth bass, yellow perch, brown bullhead catfish a...
Deer
Deer
State: WA
County: Island
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 30
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 6/14/2018
Deer Lake (82 acres): Located 1 mile west of Clinton on Whidbey Island, Deer lake has a WDFW access on the northeast corner of the lake. Fishing is usually good to very good for stocked catchable-size...
Goss
Goss
State: WA
County: Island
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 10
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Updated: 11/23/2020
Goss Lake (55 acres): Located 3 miles west of Langley on Whidbey Island, Goss has a WDFW access on the east end of the lake. Expect fair to good fishing for recently-stocked catchable-size rainbows, w...
