Osoyoos Lake fishing: Smallmouth Bass, Black Bullhead, Yellow Perch

Target species: Smallmouth Bass, Black Bullhead, Yellow Perch

The lake

Osoyoos Lake covers 2,059 acres in Washington, across Okanogan County. It is a lake: 95.5% of it is 55 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 75 feet (22.9 m). Our records hold 5 species for this water.

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Kyle Pearce from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 75 ft (22.9 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 95.5% of the water is 55 feet or shallower. We hold 45 depth contour lines for this water.

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Teresa Lien · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 0–5 ft: 10.1% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 7% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 12.8% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 11.6% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 8.5% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 7.8% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 11.2% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 2.1% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 0.7% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 0.6% of the water
  • 70–75 ft: 1.1% of the water

3 target fish, led by Smallmouth Bass

  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Also recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie.

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Marcin Chady from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Where this data comes from

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