Liberty Lake

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Liberty Lake opens for fishing March 1st and is open through October 31st. During the month of March fishing can be outstanding for brown trout.  Brown trout are notoriously difficult to catch but just after ice-out there is a window of opportunity to catch them easily at this lake.  Once the water warms, largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and other warmwater species dominate the fishery.  This lake also has one of the best brown bullhead fisheries in the Spokane area and also provides a popular fishery for channel catfish. 

Two-pole fishing is allowed

Shoreline access: Good
The majority of the shoreline is developed in residential homes. Limited shoreline access is available at the WDFW Access Site on the north end of the lake and at a Spokane County Park located on the southeast corner of the lake.

WDFW water access areas on this lake

Species you might catch

Lake information

County: Spokane
Acreage: 706.10 ac.
Elevation: 2053 ft.
Center: 47.645159, -117.07807
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Fishing resources

Fishing prospects calendar
Yellow perch
  • March: Poor fishing - All month
  • April: Fair fishing - All month
  • May: Fair fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Good fishing - All month
  • August: Fair fishing - All month
  • September: Good fishing - All month
  • October: Good fishing - All month
Walleye
  • March: Poor fishing - All month
  • April: Fair fishing - All month
  • May: Fair fishing - All month
  • June: Poor fishing - All month
  • July: Poor fishing - All month
  • August: Poor fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Fair fishing - All month
Smallmouth bass
  • March: Fair fishing - Second half of month
  • April: Fair fishing - All month
  • May: Good fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Fair fishing - All month
  • August: Fair fishing - All month
  • September: Good fishing - All month
  • October: Fair fishing - All month
Rainbow trout
  • March: Fair fishing - All month
  • April: Fair fishing - All month
  • May: Good fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - First half of month
  • July: Poor fishing - All month
  • August: Poor fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Fair fishing - All month
Largemouth bass
  • March: Fair fishing - Second half of month
  • April: Fair fishing - All month
  • May: Good fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Fair fishing - All month
  • August: Fair fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Good fishing - All month
Channel catfish
  • March: Poor fishing - All month
  • April: Poor fishing - All month
  • May: Fair fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Good fishing - All month
  • August: Good fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Poor fishing - All month
Brown trout
  • March: Excellent fishing - All month
  • April: Excellent fishing - All month
  • May: Good fishing - First half of month
  • June: Fair fishing - All month
  • July: Poor fishing - All month
  • August: Poor fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Fair fishing - All month
Black crappie
  • January: No Opportunity
  • February: No Opportunity
  • March: Poor fishing - Second half of month
  • April: Good fishing - All month
  • May: Good fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - First half of month
  • July: Fair fishing - All month
  • August: Fair fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - First half of month
  • October: Good fishing - First half of month
  • November: Good fishing - First half of month
Bluegill
  • January: No Opportunity
  • March: Poor fishing - All month
  • April: Poor fishing - All month
  • May: Fair fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Good fishing - All month
  • August: Fair fishing - All month
  • September: Good fishing - All month
  • October: Good fishing - First half of month
Brown bullhead
  • March: Poor fishing - All month
  • April: Poor fishing - All month
  • May: Fair fishing - All month
  • June: Good fishing - All month
  • July: Good fishing - All month
  • August: Good fishing - All month
  • September: Fair fishing - All month
  • October: Poor fishing - All month

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Liberty Lake
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