Capitol Lake is a reservoir in Washington, near Thurston County.
Capitol Lake is a reservoir in Thurston County, Washington and covers about 270 acres and holds roughly 3,700 acre-feet.
The best plan at Capitol Lake is to choose one arm or shoreline and work it from shallow cover to the first deep break.
Fish listed for Capitol Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Largescale Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.
During the last hour of daylight near a clean gravel patch away from empty shoreline, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
During the start of a weather change near an open-water edge near firm bottom, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops for black crappie.
During a quick scouting pass near a small drop close to shade, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During a warm summer afternoon near a channel bend after warm rain, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point for smallmouth bass.
During a quick scouting pass near the first break with a slow lure, Other targets listed here include Largemouth Bass, Brown Bullhead, Rainbow Trout, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During a warm summer afternoon near a narrow cove where two features meet, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
While using a small search around the first point near a soft-to-hard bottom change under flat light, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
During the last hour of daylight near a clean gravel patch with a slow lure, 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 firm-bottom flat 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.