Fishing at
Lake Ketchum Snohomish County


Lake Ketchum is a freshwater lake located in Snohomish County, Washington. At an elevation of 190 ft. and 24.2 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including bluegill, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish. Lake Ketchum provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 24.2 acres
Elevation: 190 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (1)
Ketchum Lake
WDFW Access: Yes
Shoreline Access: Good

Lake Ketchum Stocking Reports

Lake Ketchum has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.5 lbs. This year so far, there has been 1 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Lake Ketchum stocked thousands of rainbow averaging 0.43 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
April 3, 2024 2000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
March 28, 2023 2000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 5, 2022 2070 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
March 22, 2021 2001 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
April 8, 2020 2080 Rainbow @ 0.5lbs
March 15, 2017 2047 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
March 29, 2016 2013 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs


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Lake Ketchum Map

Lake Ketchum Fish Species

Lake Ketchum provides good opportunities for yellow perch, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. There is also a chance to catch bluegill, brown bullhead and pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Bluegill
Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Lake Ketchum Fishing Reports

An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Lake Ketchum over the past few years.

Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout.

A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.



Lake Ketchum Pictures & Media

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Nearby Lakes Similar to Lake Ketchum

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Lake Ketchum, including Sixteen Lake, Sunday Lake, Martha Warm Beach, Lake Howard and Lake Armstrong.

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Skagit County
5 mi. away
43.3 acres
elevation: 428 ft.

Sixteen Lake

Stocking:
April 24, 2024 - Rainbow - 5760 @ 0.42lbs
April 19, 2023 - Rainbow - 1250 @ 0.4lbs

For April:
Rainbow trout

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Snohomish County
5.4 mi. away
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elevation: 215 ft.

Sunday Lake

For April:
Yellow perch Brown bullhead Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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Snohomish County
7.8 mi. away
59.8 acres
elevation: 190 ft.

Martha Warm Beach

Stocking:
May 3, 2023 - Rainbow - 3000 @ 0.4lbs
May 2, 2022 - Rainbow - 3003 @ 0.48lbs

For April:
Brown trout Yellow perch Black crappie Rainbow trout Largemouth bass

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Snohomish County
8.7 mi. away
26.2 acres
elevation: 242 ft.

Lake Howard

Stocking:
April 20, 2022 - Rainbow - 50 @ 2lbs
April 20, 2022 - Rainbow - 3000 @ 0.5lbs

For April:
Rainbow trout Largemouth bass Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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Snohomish County
10.9 mi. away
30.1 acres
elevation: 139 ft.

Lake Armstrong

Stocking:
April 19, 2023 - Rainbow - 3000 @ 0.4lbs
April 19, 2022 - Rainbow - 3014 @ 0.45lbs

For April:
Rainbow trout

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