2024 Trout Derby
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Tanwax Lake is open Year-Round and offers good opportunity to harvest hatchery stocked rainbow trout, naturally reproducing largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, brown bullhead catfish, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Crappie is managed with a 9-inch minimum size and a 10 fish bag limit.
A WDFW access on the south shore provides a paved boat ramp and toilets. Two private resorts also provide boat rentals, dock and bank access.
Two-pole fishing is NOT allowed
Shoreline access: Good - Multiple resorts and area around boat ramp provides adequate shoreline fishing access
Species you might catch
Lake information
County: Pierce
Acreage: 172.80 ac.
Elevation: 613 ft.
Center: 46.950231, -122.266436
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