Sixteen Lake is well know for exciting fishing for stocked Rainbow Trout and resident Largemouth Bass in a quiet setting.
This lake is one of only four waters in Skagit County managed with a seasonal fishing closure. Spring catch rates for trout are highest early in the season and decline as fish are harvested and as warmer water temperatures force trout to seek areas of colder refuge. Fall is often overlooked by anglers and can be an ideal time as fish that have been growing all summer become more active around the lake with cooler temperatures.
Cedar Ridge Community owns 1,100 feet of lake front. Private access to Lake Sixteen is open to everyone in the Cedar Ridge community. There is a beautiful new concrete dock and boat launching along the south shore of the lake.
There is also another public boat launch, lake access and toilets that the WDFW maintains that can be accessed from Sixteen Lake Rd.
Rainbow Trout
Common names: Bow, Redband, Silver trout, Redsides, Sea-run rainbow trout.
Steelhead and rainbow trout are the same species, but rainbow are freshwater only, and steelhead are anadromous, or go to sea. Unlike most salmon, steelhead can survive spawning, and can spawn in multiple years.
Rainbow trout are the most common and hence most popular species of trout in Washington. There are thousands of wild populations statewide but the main reason for their popularity is that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks millions of rainbow trout every year across the state for the specific purpose of providing recreational angling opportunities. Rainbow trout are an excellent game fish for their willingness to bite bait and lures, their scrappy nature when on the end of a fishing line, and the fact that they are excellent table fare. Steelhead are also highly regarded game fish and the steelhead is the state fish of Washington.
Largemouth Bass
Common names: Black bass, Brown bass, Green bass, Widemouth bass, Bigmouth, Bucketmouth, Black trout.
Largemouth bass is a member of the sunfish family, though larger than those species considered "panfish". Together with six other species of bass, they make up the group typically known as the black basses. Other than the largemouth, the only other member of the black basses in Washington is the similar looking smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu. Largemouth bass are less "flattened" and are longer than other sunfishes. They usually have a general greenish-black color to them, with a prominent dark horizontal band along their midline, whereas smallmouth bass are more of a brownish-green color with subdued dark vertical bands. Also, with their mouth closed, the maxillary (upper lip) of the largemouth bass extends fully past their eye, whereas in a smallmouth bass, it will reach only the middle of the eye.Average 12-15 inches. Largemouth bass can grow 17-20+ inches in quality populations. Contrary to popular belief, there is little difference in the growth or size of bass between eastern and western Washington.
Two-pole Fishing is Allowed in Sixteen Lake
This endorsement allows anglers to use two fishing poles on most freshwater lakes, ponds, a few sections of certain rivers, and a few marine areas. The two-pole endorsement option applies to the majority of the 8,000 fishing lakes, ponds and reservoirs in Washington State.
Lake information
County: Skagit
Acreage: 43.30 ac.
Elevation: 428 ft.
Center: 48.344219, -122.288796
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