Clear Lake & Rimrock Lake – Yakima, Washington

Fished Clear Lake on US-12, west of Yakima, Washington on 5/28/11.
Located one mile west of Rimrock Lake and 5.7 miles east of White Pass, this reservoir at 3,615 feet holds rainbows and has a public boat launch. The best fishing area is the west arm – take Rd 1200, Tieton Reservior Road, off Highway 12. Beautiful area with some outstanding camping and great Rainbow Trout fishing opportunities.
We intended to fish the Yakima River Canyon but water was very high and very cloudy. So, decided to take a look at Rimrock Lake and Clear Lake.

The best area has to be the Tieton River. It was closed this early in the year, but a must to try on the next outing. Campgrounds along White Pass Scenic Byway US Hwy 12 provide easy public access. The Tieton River begins in the Goat Rocks Wilderness area in two forks, the North Fork Tieton and the South Fork Tieton Rivers and eventually joins the Naches River. Fish for rainbows and whitefish, with whitefish angling best during the special whitefish-only winter season. The Bureau of Reclamation’s irrigation water management results in high flows and unfishable conditions from early September to late October.

Clear Lake – 46.628651,-121.28015
RimRock Lake – 46.642324,-121.179729

We also found a small place along the Naches River on US-12 called Tim’s Pond. Seems to be the local pond for all kiddie trout fishing.