Fishing near Colville, WA

Colville sits in Stevens County in northeastern Washington, surrounded by the Colville National Forest and within reach of several productive waters. The area draws anglers to stocked lowland lakes, freestone streams, and the big-water fishery of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Lake Roosevelt) on the Columbia River. Rocky Lake, just 3½ miles south of town, is a go-to local trout lake, while the Colville River, Kettle River, and waters on the Colville Confederated Tribes' Reservation round out a varied freshwater scene.