Fishing Report For Omak Lake, WA

By Rick Seaman

June 17, 2025

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Fishing Report Omak Lake, WA

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Popular Fish Species Omak Lake, WA

Coastal Cutthroat Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Lahontan cutthroat are the only sport fish available here, but the fishing is quite good. It is catch and release only, with a single, barbless hook. Fly fishing enthusiasts, trolling fanatics and spinning gear anglers all are catching these quality cutts, which average around 3 pounds or more. The diet of these cutthroat trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. They are being caught in 15 to 20 feet of water early in the day, around boulders, fallen trees, and rocky areas along drop-offs and ledges. Later in the day they move down to 50 or 100 feet, sometimes considerably deeper, as the direct sun beams down on this clear water. Most cutthroats are also being taken while trolling, using downriggers or leaded line. Locals report using dry flies or streamers when fly fishing, or using small spinners and spoons when casting on spinning gear. Year round, small jigging spoons are also catching some nice fish.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat in the trout trophy fishery of Omak Lake in Washington State.

Omak Lake is a 3,250-acre lake with 30 miles of shoreline It is widely known as a trophy, Lahona cutthroat trout fishery. This is a saline endorheic lake, and only supports one fish species - cutthroat trout. Mission Beach Boat Ramp, at Mission Bay and Nicholson Beach have areas for fishing from the bank.

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".