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Lake Ballinger Fishing

Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace offers excellent fishing for stocked trout, especially in the spring and fall. It has fair opportunities to catch other fish including bass, perch and crappie in warmer weather in between.

Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace offers excellent fishing for stocked trout, especially in the spring and fall. It has fair opportunities to catch other fish including bass, perch and crappie in warmer weather in between.

Fishing at Lake Goodwin and Lake Shoecraft

Lake Goodwin near Marysville offers all-year fishing for both rainbow and cutthroat trout, in addition to largemouth and smallmouth bass, perch and other panfish. Neighboring Lake Shoecraft offers similar fishing options in a smaller package.

Lake Goodwin near Marysville offers all-year fishing for both rainbow and cutthroat trout, in addition to largemouth and smallmouth bass, perch and other panfish. Neighboring Lake Shoecraft offers similar fishing options in a smaller package.

Fishing at Lake Margaret

Lake Margaret in rural northern King County offers very good seasonal fishing for stocked cutthroat and rainbow trout.

Lake Margaret in rural northern King County offers very good seasonal fishing for stocked cutthroat and rainbow trout.

Lake Sawyer Fishing

Lake Sawyer offers very good bass and panfish fishing and fair trout and kokanee prospects near home in King County.

Lake Sawyer offers very good bass and panfish fishing and fair trout and kokanee prospects near home in King County.

Fishing at Lake Wilderness

Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley isn't exactly deep in the wilderness, but it is thick with rainbow trout during the spring. The lake also has largemouth bass and perhaps some kokanee.

Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley isn’t exactly deep in the wilderness, but it is thick with rainbow trout during the spring. The lake also has largemouth bass and perhaps some kokanee.