Fishing near Winthrop, WA

Winthrop sits in the Methow Valley in Okanogan County, eastern Washington, where the Methow River and a handful of nearby lakes draw fly anglers and gear fishermen alike. The valley is best known for trout fishing — on the Methow River itself and on selective-gear lakes like Big Twin Lake and Pearrygin Lake just outside town.

Top waters to fish near Winthrop

Species & education

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Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Bull Trout

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii (coastal cutthroat), O. clarkii lewisi (westslope cutthroat)

Mountain Whitefish

Prosopium williamsoni

Northern Pikeminnow

Ptychocheilus oregonensis

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss

American Shad

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Burbot

Lota lota

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