Cavanaugh
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 174
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating: 
Cavanaugh Lake (844 acres): Located 10 miles northeast of Arlington, Cavanaugh has a state access with rough gravel launch area, good for boats to twenty feet, good parking area and toilet on the southwest shore. Rainbow, cutthroat, eastern brook trout, kokanee, and largemouth bass are available.
Editor's note: Maps indicate you can get to Cavanaugh from the town of Oso, however, it is a tricky drive on a steep, narrow gravel road. I recommend coming from Hwy 9 and go west on Cavanaugh Road.
Cavanaugh
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 13
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
A small lake under 10 acres, 5 miles south of Goldbar. Holds rainbow. Elevation 1500 feet.
Cave
State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 2
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Cedar
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 2
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Cedar
State: Washington
County: Stevens
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 4
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Cedar Lake (51 acres): Consistent rainbow trout catches up to 18 inches are made possible by fry plants. Cedar Lake is just 4 miles inside the US-Canada border, a mile north of Leadpoint. Public access is available.
Celilo
State: Washington
County: Klickitat
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Celilo Lake is a huge reservoir on the Columbia River created by the Dalles Dam. It covers about 11,200 surface acres of which 51 percent are in Oregon and the other 49 percent are in Washington. Several boat launches provide access to the reservoir. The best launch may be the nice concrete launch at Mary Hill State Park. It has docks and lots of parking space for tow vehicles and trailers. There is a fee for launching at the park. The reservoir contains almost all the fresh water species of fish in the state including steelhead, salmon, sturgeon, largemouth and smallmouth bass and walleye. Bob Johansen
Chain
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 4
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating: 
A 77 acre lake that holds yellow perch and large mouth bass. 3 miles NE from Elk.
Chain
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 44
Bathymetric Maps: 2
Rating:
This 23 acre lake is about three miles north of Monroe, reached by taking 195th avenue north out of Monroe and going about three miles to a left fork and a right turn to the SW end of the lake. The lake has rainbow, cutthroat, crappie and bass. There is a public access area and boat launch, unknown quality.
There are native cutthroat in this this lake as well as the hatchery-raised fish. Please do your part to delicately handle and release these natives to ensure their survival for the enjoyment of future fishers!
Chain
State: Washington
County: Chelan
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating: 
Three lakes (upper, lower, and middle) ranging 4-8 acres each. They hold Westslope Cutthroat trout. Elevation 5,700 feet.
Chamberlain
State: Washington
County: Klickitat
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Klickitat County’s Chamberlain Lake is located about 1 ½ miles west of the little town of Lyle. This lake covers about 60 surface acres, reaches depths of about 12 feet depending on the water level behind the dam. It is located at 72 feet of elevation. Fish species include most of the same species as the Columbia River as it is connected to the Bonneville Pool via culvert. Perhaps the most sought after fish are the largemouth and smallmouth black bass, yellow perch, crappie and catfish. There is also the occasional migrant salmon that enters the lake. By Bob Johansen
Chambers
State: Washington
County: Lewis
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 2
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Chambers
State: Washington
County: Pierce
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 21
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
This is an 80 acre lake which holds rainbow, cutthroat, and largemouth bass. Located one mile NE of Roy on the Ft. Lewis military reservation.
Chambers
State: Washington
County: Thurston
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 42
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Thurston County’s Chambers Lake is located about 3 miles S.E. of Olympia. It covers about 73 surface acres, reaches depths of only about 8 feet and lies at an elevation of 194 feet. Fish species include cutthroat trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, black crappie, pumpkinseed sunfish and a few grass carp. The grass carp are there to control the healthy amount of aquatic vegetation. Bass fishing is good early in the season until the lake becomes very weedy. I once caught a tagged bass that had been rescued from a rehab of another of another lake and put there by the WDFW. Public access is provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The large access area has plenty of paved parking for tow rigs and trailers, pit toilets and a good concrete boat launching ramp. By Bob Johansen
Chapman
State: Washington
County: Spokane
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 67
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Chapman Lake (146 acres): This lake has a late closure so you can take advantage of good action on its largemouth and smallmouth bass then. Chapman also provides good catches of rainbow trout and kokanee, with a generous kokanee limit; check the regulations pamphlet for details.
Chatcolet
State: Idaho
County: Benewah
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 5
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Chelan
State: Washington
County: Chelan
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1761
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Good fishing for nice-sized Kokanee is expected from mid-April through June. In June and July, catchable-size rainbow are planted in the lower lake near Chelan/Manson. Some fine wild trout fishing, mostly for Rainbow, is available throughout the upper lake basin above 25 Mile Creek beginning in early spring. Trophy anglers will find fair-to-good opportunity to catch both landlocked Chinook Salmon and Lake Trout (Mackinaw) in the spring and early summer months. Burbot (freshwater Ling Cod) offer excellent fishing opportunities from February through April, with jig fishing extremely popular in the Manson/Wapato Point area. A limited Smallmouth Bass fishery exists.
Chitwood
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 8
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
700 feet elevation, 1-5 acres. Holds cutthroat trout.
Chiwaukum
State: Washington
County: Chelan
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 4
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
See the Featured Lakes section for a more detailed report on this Alpine Lake.
Chopaka
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 28
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Chopaka Lake (149 acres): This fly-fishing-only lake 6 miles north of Loomis has special catch limit and gear regulations. Fishing is sometimes slow and road access poor early in the season. It's accessible with car-topped boats and has toilets and camping.
Clark
State: Washington
County: Franklin
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 1
Bathymetric Maps: 1
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Clark Pond (49.3 acres): This pond located about five miles SW of Mesa is planted annually in spring with catchable-size trout. Fishing is fairly good, but short-lived.
Clark
State: Washington
County: King
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 21
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
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Cle Elum
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 61
Bathymetric Maps: 0
Rating:
Cle Elum is a high Cascade lake of over 4800 acres and hosts rainbow, cutthroat, kokanee, Dolly Varden, eastern brook, whitefish, and burbot. Even said to have mackinaw to 20 pounds. Take I-90, 7.3 miles NE of Cle Elum on the Salmon La Sac road. The road runs along the lake at several different spots. Boats may be launched at Wishpoosh, and at Bell, Morgan, and Dry Creeks.
Clear
State: Washington
County: Chelan
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 9
Bathymetric Maps: 0
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Clear Lake (5 acres): This small lake is 8 miles south of Wenatchee. There is a fair carry-over of both rainbows and eastern brook trout. It is planted with catchable rainbows as weather and road conditions allow.
Clear
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Type: Freshwater Lake
Reports: 175
Bathymetric Maps: 1
Rating:
Clear Lake (223 acres): This Clear Lake (one of 17 or 18 in the state) is 3 miles south of Sedro Woolley, and has a public access with toilet and boat launch. Rainbow trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, cutthroat trout and bullhead catfish are available during the season.
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