Fishing and camping options with Kids in Eastern WA

[Bwana Bob]

Fish lake by Conconully is a good one but best to go after the opener. Free primitive camp ground at both ends.

[Machias]

Osborn Bay off of Banks Lake, great camping, great fishing and swimming.  I used to take my kids there and fish for carp.  Non-stop action for the kids and they learn to fight big fish on light line.  They didn't know you weren't supposed to like carp fishing and just had a blast.  There is also good largemouth bass fishing and the water is much warmer than any of the surrounding lakes so swimming is a lot of fun too.

[Igor]

My suggestion would be Jack's Resort at the south end of Jameson Lake.  Full hookups at a reasonable price, and tent spots available, as well.

This is a perfect lake for the kids to fish from the bank.  You can always catch trout there, with holdovers up to 15"-16".

The owners of the resort, Anna and Ginger, are really fun people and their little cafe serves great food.

[L-ofalab]

Banks lake is the only place I have ever seen a scorpion! Also some rattle snakes there. That said I like taking the dogs out to Steamboat rock swimming and there is decent fishing there. I don't think Coffee pot is looking good, the water level is so low the boat ramp is closed, check the Rich Landers blog-

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2015/feb/20/coffeepot-lake-boat-launch-closed-low-water/

I would recommend Lake Roosevelt or Pot holes reservoir. Both places have several places to camp and fishing is good from shore or even better by boat. At Pot holes there is pretty good fishing at Mardon's from their dock.

[lokidog]

At Banks we never saw any snakes or scorpions, but the ticks were pretty thick where we camped across the lake.  Lots of fish, years ago anyways, large and smallmouth, walleye, perch, crappie, and trout.  Bobber fishing is awesome as you never know what will be on the line when you pull it in.

I need to get back over there again. 

[jasnt]

Osborn Bay off of Banks Lake, great camping, great fishing and swimming.  I used to take my kids there and fish for carp.  Non-stop action for the kids and they learn to fight big fish on light line.  They didn't know you weren't supposed to like carp fishing and just had a blast.  There is also good largemouth bass fishing and the water is much warmer than any of the surrounding lakes so swimming is a lot of fun too.

+1.

[Badhabit]

I'll pitch one for Potholes State Park, full hook up camping or tent camping. They also have some Yurtz or small cabins. You can bank fish from the park on Frenchmans, bass, trout and catfish. You can go over to Mardon and fish from the dock or bank fish on the east side at Medicare beach/Perch Point. Head down to the seep lakes like Soda, Little Goose. If you bring a pet to the east side I'd be treating them with tick repellent. That stuff you squeeze along their neck and rub in. I pulled about 20 of the little buggers off my dog about 2 yrs ago from 10 minutes of running in the brush.