Lake Samish is a lake in Washington, near Whatcom County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Lake Samish is a lake in Whatcom County, Washington and covers about 809.9 acres.
Several patterns can work at once on Lake Samish, especially when wind separates clear water from dirty water.
Lake Samish has a smaller western section connected to a larger main lake by a narrow passage. Kokanee, coastal cutthroat, bass, crappie, and perch use the two sections differently.
Troll for kokanee over the deeper section, cast small spoons for cutthroat, and work weeds or docks with plastics and small jigs for bass or panfish.
The smaller end holds deep cool water while the south end of the main lake has more shallow weeds. That split can extend kokanee fishing after other lowland lakes warm.
After the first bite on Lake Samish, note whether it came from moving water, rock, weeds, wood, or open water because that one detail is more useful than a broad report from another end of the lake and tells you what kind of feature to repeat nearby.
Keep Lake Samish's open-water fish and shoreline fish on separate passes because the main targets here include kokanee salmon, coastal cutthroat trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass, and those fish do not all use the same cover, depth, or lure speed even when they are feeding in the same part of the lake.
Before leaving Lake Samish, compare the best feature at two nearby depths and change lure speed once so that short check shows whether the problem is the location or the presentation without turning the rest of the trip into random casting.
The main difference is easy to see: Lake Samish has a smaller western section connected to a larger main lake by a narrow passage.
Start simply: Troll for kokanee over the deeper section, cast small spoons for cutthroat, and work weeds or docks with plastics and small jigs for bass or panfish.
Watch this closely: The smaller end holds deep cool water while the south end of the main lake has more shallow weeds.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.