Ask, “How’s the fishing?” to anyone who has fished Curlew Lake, as well as Ferry County’s many other lakes and rivers, and the answer you’ll likely receive is, “The fishing is great!”In the spring and early summer, you’ll find it hard to beat our trout fishing; come summer and fall you’ll enjoy reeling in large-mouth bass; and our record-setting Tiger muskies provide spring-through fall angling fun.

High-Elevation Fishing

Like high-elevation fishing?  Grab your waders or your boat and head up to the the clear, clean waters of Swan Lake, Ferry Lake, Fish Lake, and Long Lake. These four jewel-like lakes offer great opportunities to catch cutthroat and rainbow trout, while enjoying a serene environment, only disturbed by the sounds of nesting loons.  Nestled in the Scatter Creek area of the Colville National Forest  (with elevations between 3200 to 3600 feet), the lakes are approximately eleven miles southwest of Republic. The lakes are small and intimate, and stocked regularly with rainbow and cutthroat trout. Combustion engines are banned from all four lakes. Motorized boats are not allowed at Long and Fish Lakes. For up-to-date boating and fishing rules visit Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Washington’s Ferry County Web page.