Fishing in Spokane

Looking for somewhere to fish near Spokane? The water around Spokane is mixed — 17 rivers and 9 lakes among 34 named waters within 20km. The closest is Upper Falls Reservoir, 1.0km out — and 3 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Spokane

What's realistic here follows the water you've actually got in range, and it varies by type:

• Rivers (17, closest 2.2km) — Smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish through most warmwater rivers; trout where the water runs cold and fast.
• Lakes (9, closest 12.8km) — Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish are the usual mix, with walleye and pike in the northern states.
• Reservoirs (7, closest 1.0km) — Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in the larger impoundments.
• Canals (1, closest 18.4km) — Canals and channels tend to hold catfish, panfish and bass that have moved in from connected water.

Fishing the water around Spokane

On rivers, read the flow before you cast. Fish hold on the seam where fast water meets slow, in the crease behind obstructions, and under undercut banks. Approach from downstream where you can — fish face into the current, so you'll be behind them.

On stillwaters, features do the work: margins, islands, weed edges, drop-offs and any wind-blown bank. Plumb the depth before committing to a spot, and remember the uncomfortable windward bank is usually where the food ends up.

Before you go

Fishing licences in the US are issued by the state, so you'll need one for the state you're fishing in — check your state wildlife agency for the current rules, and note that seasons, size limits and bag limits vary by species and water.

Every named water within 20km

34 in total, closest first — a live slice of the 500,000+ waters in CastLog. Photograph a catch on any of them and the app names the species, estimates its size, and logs the spot and conditions automatically.