Heritage Lake fishing

Heritage Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Tiger Trout, Black crappie, Pumpkinseed, and 2 more on a natural lake. It is stocked about once a year since 2025, most often in April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
April 1, 2026
182 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
2
Since 2025
Species recorded
1
Average size
10 in
Surface acres
69.8
Elevation
3,153 ft

Fish at Heritage Lake

1 stocked · 8 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last April 1, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 1, 2026 · avg 10 in · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Black crappie Confirmed present
Black crappie species guide
Brook trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook trout species guide
Largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth bass species guide
Pumpkinseed Confirmed present
Pumpkinseed species guide
Tench Confirmed present
Tench species guide
Tiger trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger trout species guide
Yellow perch Confirmed present
Yellow perch species guide

How Heritage Lake is stocked

Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

About 123 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 11 lakes in Stevens County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2025

4,589

Fish stocked in 2026

4,000

Stocking history

Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2026 Rainbow Trout 4,000 10 in report
April 14, 2025 Rainbow Trout 4,589 10 in report

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake

Shoreline access: Bad. Public shoreline access is extremely limited.

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Nearest lakes

Lake Thomas 0.9 mi last stocked March 30, 2026 Lake Leo 1.8 mi last stocked March 26, 2026 Lake Gillette 1.8 mi last stocked March 25, 2026 Lake Sherry 2.1 mi last stocked March 25, 2026 Frater Lake 2.6 mi last stocked March 30, 2026

Camping near Heritage Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Heritage Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Gillette camping (1.5 miles), Lake Gillette camping (1.5 miles), Lake Leo camping (1.8 miles), Sherry Creek Campground (2.4 miles), and Flodelle Creek Campground (6.4 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Heritage Lake

Heritage Lake is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Colville National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Heritage Lake?

Fishing Heritage Lake usually means Rainbow Trout. All 2 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 1, 2026, averaging 10 in. Black crappie, Brook trout, Largemouth bass, and Pumpkinseed, plus 3 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Heritage Lake stocked?

Last stocked April 1, 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2025, most often in April. About 123 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 11 lakes in Stevens County with both a fish count and a surface area.

How big are the fish stocked at Heritage Lake?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Heritage Lake average 10 in.

How do you get on Heritage Lake?

Shoreline access: Bad. Public shoreline access is extremely limited.

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