Phillips Lake is a lake in Washington, near Lincoln County.
Phillips Lake in Lincoln County is a lake in Washington.
The recorded size of Phillips Lake is missing; fish one short bank carefully before deciding whether a wider search makes sense.
Fish listed for Phillips Lake include Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.
During the final pass near a creek-side turn while the water is rising, 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 small drop close to shade, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During the first pass near a windblown shore with a moving bait, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
During a calm morning near the outside weed line with a moving bait, use a worm on the bottom in a warm, quiet pocket during low light for brown bullhead.
During a steady fall day near the first break with light wind, Other targets listed here include Rainbow Trout; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During a slow shoreline pass near the edge of deeper water where food is present, 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 rocky edge while the water is rising, 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 start of a weather change near a soft-to-hard bottom change with stable weather, 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 narrow cove with a moving bait, record the wind, water color, depth of the first bite, 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.