Ozette Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch

Lake · Washington

Ozette Lake, Washington: Largemouth Bass May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. At least 320 ft deep.

Ozette Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch 1

Lake

Surface area: 7,524 acres11.8 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 320 ftdeep
Fish species: 3
Access: open to the public

Dissolved oxygennow 11.1 mg/L

Ozette Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for Northern Pikeminnow

The lake

Ozette Lake covers 7,524 acres in Washington, across Clallam County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 320 feet (97.5 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Dock shore boat lake ozette d archuleta 2015 (22681551588).jpg — Olympic National Park · Public domain

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 320 ft (97.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 157 depth contour lines for this water.

Ozette Lake 20221010T003531 01.jpg — The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company · CC BY 2.0

3 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Northern Pikeminnow — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Yellow Perch — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Water and conditions

Water temperature averages 54°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 38°F and the warmest is 77°F; the warmest monthly average is 64°F. pH averages 7.3. These readings span 2023–2026.

Ozette Lake 20221010T003612 01.jpg — The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company · CC BY 2.0

Monthly average water temperature: Jan 44°F · Feb 45°F · Mar 46°F · Apr 49°F · May 53°F · Jun 60°F · Jul 62°F · Aug 64°F · Sep 60°F · Oct 54°F · Nov 49°F · Dec 46°F

Season by season

Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, 44–46°F) — Steady but no peak: Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch.
Spring (Apr, May, 49–53°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass. Steady but no peak: Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch.
Summer (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, 60–64°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch.
Fall (Oct, Nov, 49–54°F) — Biting: Largemouth Bass. Steady but no peak: Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch.

What is hard here

Wind is the limit, not the fish: 7,524 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Winter water drops to 44°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do.

Where this data comes from

Washington State Department of Ecology — Washington State Department of Ecology: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.