Black Lake is a lake in Washington, near Pacific 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.
Black Lake in Pacific County is a lake in Washington.
During a careful second pass near a firm-bottom flat where food is present, no reliable acreage is listed for Black Lake, so begin with visible cover and the first clear change in depth.
Fish listed for Black Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Largemouth Bass, Largescale Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch.
During the first hour near a clean gravel patch while the water is falling, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
During the first pass near a rocky edge near visible bait, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops for black crappie.
During the last hour of daylight near the outside weed line away from empty shoreline, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During a warm summer afternoon near a shallow shelf close to shade, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
Other targets listed here include Brown Bullhead; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Coho Salmon, and Rainbow Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
During the first hour near the downwind side before changing areas, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
While using a brief open-water pass near a channel bend where food is present, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
During a short evening pass near a firm-bottom flat in clear water, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
During the final pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change with light wind, record the wind, water color, depth that held fish, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.