Early Season Stillwater

Local fun

While lakes aren't the first option on many angler's lists around here, they provide some great early season fishing opportunities when our local rivers are either closed or not quite in shape. We have some great options close to home that hold some exceptional fish, in both size and fight. Frankly, some of the largest trout I've caught in this region have come from the lakes right around Spokane. A few well known early opener options like Amber, Medical and Coffeepot are great starting points, but there are other places worth exploring, especially once the General Lake Opener occurs which is on April 29th this year.

I've been heading out to Amber and Medical lake most recently, and some other anglers have been out to Coffeepot lake as well. As can be typical of the early season, fishing has been hot and cold. I've been finding them on a variety of patterns, such as balanced leeches, blob flies and larger chironomids hung underneath an indicator or slowly stripped on a sinking line. One thing that seems to make a big difference is adjusting depth regularly until a consistent bite is found. These early season fish seem to hang in pods and once you find one, there's usually a few more around.

This is a great time of year to try out lake fishing if you haven't already! Give us a call or swing by the shop if you have any questions. We'll set you up with the hot flies and get you out chasing some stillwater slabs!

Kenyon