Topo maps for lakes?

[Bass-O-Matic]

I remember seeing many useful lake topo maps on a website I thought was called Washington Lakes but can seem to find that these days? Does anybody know of a good resource for such info? If my memory is correct they even had some reports though often not up to date but of some value for a historical perspective. Maybe this would be a "app thing" at this point in time?
Thanks

 

[RCF]

Trout behavior in lakes

I was hoping that some people with more experience in lake fishing for trout could help me understand their lifestyle/behavior. I feel like part of the reason I am confident fishing in rivers is that I can point at a spot and go hey this is where the fish is going to be and here's why, but in...

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That thread has other links also... Hope it helps...

 

[PhilR]

The atlas of oregon lakes has it for Oregon

 

[Bambooflyguy]

The site I think you’re looking for is northwestfishingreports.com then click maps.

 

[Tim L]

The site I think you’re looking for is northwestfishingreports.com then click maps.

Recommend saving your own copies of the ones you want.

 

[Old406Kid]

The site I think you’re looking for is northwestfishingreports.com then click maps.

The maps and reports are definitely a wealth of information for free.

 

[Bass-O-Matic]

That link looks like a current version of what I remember. Thanks!

 

[Billy]

Washington Fishing Maps | Nautical Charts App

www.gpsnauticalcharts.com

 

[Tombraider]

Book marked that baby, thnx Billy.

 

[Brian Miller]

The site I think you’re looking for is northwestfishingreports.com then click maps.

Recommend saving your own copies of the ones you want.

If you're referring to www.northwestfishingreports.com, No Kidding! Saving *as jpg files* locally to your device not only allows use in the field out of cell coverage, the number of pop-up ads on the NWFR site if your browser doesn't block them is abjectly horrible. My ad blocker reports blocking 37 popup ads on that site, and I find it unusable on a device without an ad blocker installed.
Oh, and if you don't like spam, don't create an account on NWFR.

 

[Brian Miller]

Washington Fishing Maps | Nautical Charts App

www.gpsnauticalcharts.com

It doesn't seem to include the obvious non-motorized and selective/FF only/CR lakes I prefer for a float tube or WM, probably because it's a navigation app.

 

[Divad]

My favorite lakes are the ones barely documented for depth. Usually it requires scouring the internet for old maps like this:


I absolutely love the process and history involved for those hidden gems and hope nobody aggregates them into a db.

But the site Billy notes is my favorite when available, I save a lot of those before a trip.

 

[Billy]

It doesn't seem to include the obvious non-motorized and selective/FF only/CR lakes I prefer for a float tube or WM, probably because it's a navigation app.

It isn't really just a navigation app. You can shade depth contours, adjust water levels etc with appropriate fish finders/gps plotters. Pretty tremendous resource. Of course it won't have all the small hike in ponds. I was surprised to see Grimes Lake on it. Most of the lake chips are growing in the amount of lakes

 

[Brian Miller]

It isn't really just a navigation app. You can shade depth contours, adjust water levels etc with appropriate fish finders/gps plotters. Pretty tremendous resource. Of course it won't have all the small hike in ponds. I was surprised to see Grimes Lake on it. Most of the lake chips are growing in the amount of lakes

Thanks, Yes I am incorrect putting it into a navigation and internal combustion motors allowed box. Looking beyond lakes I often fish, it does contain Rattlesnake & Pass, and other no-motor lakes, but not Cady, Coldwater...

How are lakes added to the catalog?
Is it possible to upload lake contour data to Garmin and other fish finders with mapping capabilities?

 

[Aaron Meredith]

I remember seeing many useful lake topo maps on a website I thought was called Washington Lakes but can seem to find that these days? Does anybody know of a good resource for such info? If my memory is correct they even had some reports though often not up to date but of some value for a historical perspective. Maybe this would be a "app thing" at this point in time?
Thanks

BC also has a great resource for bathymetric maps...1950s era maps for some of the lakes I fish up there.

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