Lakes in Kittitas County
Alaska Lake
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Baker Lake
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Box Canyon Lake
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Bullfrog Pond
The pond is small and only 6ft deep. You can't use a boat or float tube and have to bank fish only. The land is swampy around the pond. But the WDFW has stocked this pond.
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Chikamin Lake
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Cle Elum Lake (4800 acres)
Cle Elum is a high Cascade lake and hosts rainbow, cutthroat, kokanee, Dolly Varden, eastern brook, whitefish, and burbot. Even sais to have mackinaw to 20 pounds. Take I-90, 7.3 miles NE of Cle Elum on the Salmon La Sac road. The road runs along the lake at several different spots. Boats may be launched at Wishpoosh, and at Bell, Morgan, and Dry Creeks. Cle Elum Lake is located 30 miles northwest of Ellensburg off Washington Hwy. 903.
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Cooper Lake (120 acres)
This high lake above Salmon-La-Sac is a consistent producer of brook trout and rainbows 7 to 10 inches. Small kokanee are also taken. Cooper Lake is accessible by road from the upper Cle Elum River, and a boat-launching facility is available. Gasoline motors are prohibited. Open to fishing year-around.
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Cottonwood Lakes
Two small lakes at 3900 feet, 1 1/2 and 8 acres. Hold rainbow, cuttthroat, and brookies. Take the Lost lake road from Stampede pass road, go one mile past Lost to Mirror lake trail. Shore and tube access only.
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Deep Lake
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Diamond Lake
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Easton Lake (237 acres)
Located just west of the town of Easton, this lake has fair fishing after late May for 8 to 10-inch planted rainbows. The lake is open to fishing year-around.
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Easton Ponds
Former gravel pits that are stocked with brown and rainbow trout. On the east side of Easton, on the south side of the Yakima river.
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Fio Rito Lake (72 Acres)
Fiorito Lakes, they are located
just south of Ellensburg and you can see them if you are travelling on I-82
towards Yakima, they are on your left as well. They are stocked with Browns and Rainbows. Largemouth Bass and Brown Bullhead are present.
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Fish Lake (63 acres)
Fish This popular slough-like lake on the upper Cle Elum River has brook trout and a few rainbows. Open to fishing year-around. Check the regulations pamphlet for special trout rules.
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Glacier Lake
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Gold Lake
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Hansen's Ponds
These small year-around lakes near the town of Cle Elum should be fair for 8- to 9-inch planted rainbows in the early season.
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Hyas Lake
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Kachess Lake (4,540 acres)
A very popular lake with good camping areas and good boat launching, Kachess should be fair for 8- to 9-inch kokanee by early June. Rainbows, cutthroat and burbot are also taken. The lake is closed to fishing for bull trout; please carefully release any bull trout that are hooked. Open to fishing year-around, Kachess is just north of I-90, about 5 miles west of Cle Elum Lake.
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Keechelus Lake
This 2,560 acre reservoir is located three miles east of Snoqualmie Pass taking the Coal Creek exit to the boat launch. There is also lots of shore fishing on the north side of the lake which I-90 parallels. The lake is at an elevation of over 3000 ft. so fishing doesn't warm up until a little later in the summer. Keechelus holds Kokanee, Rainbows, Dolley Varden and Bull Trout (both closed to fishing this year). There is also fresh water ling (Burbot) available. There is a nice concrete boat launch with good parking and at the same location a road which runs into the lake and could also be used to launch boats at.
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Kendall Peak Lakes
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Laura and Lillian Lakes
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Lavender Lake
Lavender Lake: Good fishing for rainbow and brown trout. Open year-around. Disabled accessibility - level 2. WCT.
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Lemah Lake
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Lost Lake (145 acres)
Located about a mile west of Keechelus Lake, this Lost Lake contains kokanee and brook trout. Although brookies average only 9 inches, there are some lunkers. Year-around season.
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Lost Lake
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Mccabe Pond (4 Acres)
Fish Species Presaent: Pumpkinseed and Channel Catfish.
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Mattoon Lake
Mattoon Lake: Located at Ellensburg, this lake offers good fishing for 8- to 14-inch rainbows. Good bank fishing opportunity for those who do not have boats. Numerous sunfish can be pests to trout anglers. Open season is year-around.
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Michael Lake
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Milk Lake
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Mirrow Lake
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Naneum Pond
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Pete Lake
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Park Lakes
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Rachel Lake
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Ridge Lake
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Sorensen Pond (13 Acres)
Fish Species Present: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and Yellow Perch.
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Spade Lake
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Squaw Lake
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Stirrup Lake
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Summit Chief Lake
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Swan Lake
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Taneum Lake
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Three Queens Lake
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Terrace Lake
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Thorpe Lake
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Tucquala Lake
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Twin Lakes
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Waptus Lake
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WoodHouse Loop Ponds (18 Acres)
Fish Species Present: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed and Yellow Perch.
No boat launch and very small lakes or ponds. Lot's of parking.
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