Newman Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Black Crappie

Target species: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Black Crappie, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Newman Lake, 1 lane.

The lake

Newman Lake covers 1,169 acres in Washington, across Spokane County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 30 feet (9.1 m). Our records hold 14 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout

  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Brown Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Stocking: 314,214 fish, 1996–2026

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records list 314,214 fish released into this water from 1996 to 2026.

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  • Brown Trout: 10,017 in 1995–1996
  • Black Crappie: 7,900 in 1998–2004

3 more species on the stocking list.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 30 ft (9.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 52 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 4.7% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 4.8% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 4.8% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 6% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 11.2% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 7% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 5% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 12.2% of the water

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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  • Newman Lake — 1 lane, restrooms. WDFW.

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Washington State Department of Ecology — Washington State Department of Ecology: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.