Lake Sacajawea fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, White Crappie

The lake

Lake Sacajawea covers 8,067 acres in Washington, across 2 counties: Franklin and Walla Walla. It is a lake: 92% of it is 80 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 120 feet (36.5 m). Our records hold 10 species for this water.

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Depth: down to 120 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 120 ft (36.5 m). 92% of the water is 80 feet or shallower. We hold 326 depth contours for this water, drawn from 1,284 soundings.

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  • 0–5 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 9.4% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 8.8% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 8.4% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 6% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 4.1% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 70–75 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 75–80 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 80–85 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 85–90 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 90–95 ft: 2.8% of the water

7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Flathead Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • White Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Grass Carp.

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Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 58°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2021. The latest reading is from 2021, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

What is hard here

Wind is the limit, not the fish: 8,067 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle.

Where this data comes from

  • NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.