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Weekend fishing itinerary near Spokane
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Spokane

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Spokane. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Liberty Lake

Start the day on Liberty Lake, launching from the ramp below.

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.

Liberty Lake122 min · 17.6 mi
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Liberty Lake

Spokane

Liberty Lake13

max 30 ft · surveyed

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From Liberty Lake to Rose Lake - Watson Road: 46 min by road (40.2 mi).

Evening: Rose Lake - Watson Road

End the day at Rose Lake - Watson Road — no boat needed.

Rose Lake is a 60-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Rose Lake - Watson Road: shore access on Rose Lake, ≈ 45.5 mi from downtown. Public access on Rose Lake: 1 boat ramp. Recorded here: Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Yellow Perch.

Rose Lake260 min · 55.2 mi
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Rose Lake

Kootenai

Rose Lake - Watson Road5
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Day 2

Morning: Silver Lake

Start the day on Silver Lake, launching from the ramp below.

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.

Silver Lake318 min · 14.4 mi
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Silver Lake

Spokane

Silver Lake9

max 75 ft · surveyed

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From Silver Lake to Crystal Lake: 92 min by road (69.6 mi).

Evening: Crystal Lake

End the day at Crystal Lake — no boat needed.

Lake Pend Oreille is a 67-minute drive from downtown Spokane. Crystal Lake: shore access on Lake Pend Oreille, ≈ 43.8 mi from downtown. 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.

Lake Pend Oreille467 min · 50.5 mi
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Lake Pend Oreille

Bonner

Crystal Lake22

max 1,158 ft · surveyed

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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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