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Lake Sammamish

🛶 Lake fishing  Washington · 🌅 05:10 - 🌇 21:06

Lake Sammamish is a lake in Washington. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

Conditions right now

Weather
🌤️ Mainly clear
Water temp (est.)
17.6°C
Air temp
12.0°C
Wind
1.1 m/s
Pressure
1022.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
30.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:51–21:51 🌙 Night 21:51–04:25

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

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12.0°
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14.0°
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18.0°

Likely catch now (13 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
22%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
17%
Active through the night, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
13%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
7%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
7%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season.
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Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 18 degrees, peak season.
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Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
1%
Slow during the night.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Lake Sammamish

Lake Sammamish (Lushootseed: sc̓ababš) is a freshwater lake 8 miles (13 km) east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. The lake is 7 miles (11 km) long and 1.5 miles (2 km) wide, with a maximum depth of 105 feet (32 m) and a surface area of 8 sq mi (21 km2). It lies east of Lake Washington and west of the Sammamish Plateau, and stretches from Issaquah in the south to Redmond in the north. At Issaquah it is fed by Issaquah Creek, and at Redmond it drains to Lake Washington via the Sammamish River, named after the native people who once lived along its entire length. The Sammamish People call this lake sc̓ababš.

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