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Freshwater fishing near Spokane
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Freshwater fishing near Spokane

10 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

10 freshwater spots within 75 minutes of Spokane, each with a full TripsQuick page.

The closest by road is Silver Lake, 18 minutes away.

Lakes near Spokane

1. Liberty Lake

Liberty Lake is a 22-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Liberty Lake, the public ramp on Liberty Lake closest to downtown (≈ 15.8 mi). Public access on Liberty Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Brook Trout.

2. Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a 18-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Silver Lake, the public ramp on Silver Lake closest to downtown (≈ 12.4 mi). Public access on Silver Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 75 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed, and Bluegill.

3. Clear Lake

Clear Lake is a 22-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Clear Lake, the public ramp on Clear Lake closest to downtown (≈ 15.9 mi). Public access on Clear Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 95 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, and Common Carp.

4. Newman Lake

Newman Lake is a 31-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Newman Lake, the public ramp on Newman Lake closest to downtown (≈ 17.7 mi). Public access on Newman Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Black Crappie, and Brown Trout.

5. Lake Pend Oreille

Lake Pend Oreille is a 67-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Morton Slough, the public ramp on Lake Pend Oreille closest to downtown (≈ 48.8 mi). Public access on Lake Pend Oreille: 9 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 1,158 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, and Brown Trout.

6. Coeur d'Alene Lake

Coeur d'Alene Lake is a 55-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Rockford Bay, the public ramp on Coeur d'Alene Lake closest to downtown (≈ 26.5 mi). Public access on Coeur d'Alene Lake: 6 boat ramps. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Northern Pike, and Smallmouth Bass.

7. Sprague Lake

Sprague Lake is a 42-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Sprague Lake, the public ramp on Sprague Lake closest to downtown (≈ 41.8 mi). Public access on Sprague Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 15 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Black Crappie, and Channel Catfish.

8. Eloika Lake

Eloika Lake is a 40-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Eloika Lake, the public ramp on Eloika Lake closest to downtown (≈ 25.1 mi). Public access on Eloika Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 15 ft. Recorded here: Brown Trout, Black Crappie, Green Sunfish, and Redfin Pickerel.

9. Loon Lake

Loon Lake is a 41-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Loon Lake, the public ramp on Loon Lake closest to downtown (≈ 29.2 mi). Public access on Loon Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 100 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bluegill, and Green Sunfish.

10. Sacheen Lake

Sacheen Lake is a 53-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Launch at Sacheen Lake, the public ramp on Sacheen Lake closest to downtown (≈ 34.6 mi). Public access on Sacheen Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 70 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Green Sunfish.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Spokane in November. Northern Pike and Yellow Perch bite well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Spokane fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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