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Patterson Lake

WA · Okanogan

The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
36.6 acres
Shoreline
1 mile of shoreline
County
Okanogan County
Last stocked
September 18, 2026
Species
Rainbow, Brown Trout, Kokanee
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow20002.509-18-2026
Brown Trout21502.509-16-2026
Kokanee25000296.006-02-2026
Rainbow25002.809-26-2025
Brown Trout25002.609-09-2025
Kokanee25073210.005-20-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Brown Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.

Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish

Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons

Full Brown Trout gear guide

Kokanee

Rod: Ultralight, limber trolling rod, often 7 to 8 feet. A soft rod helps keep fish on.

Line: Light main line. Leader between dodger and lure is usually 10 to 15 lb mono, since kokanee are not leader shy. A rubber snubber helps.

Baits: white shoepeg corn, often scented, maggots, worms

Lures: small hoochies (soft plastic squids), small spinners, small spoons

Full Kokanee gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Alaskan Stickleback, Bridgelip Sucker, Chiselmouth, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Prickly Sculpin, Redside Shiner, Speckled Dace, Torrent Sculpin

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.