Banks Lake is located at an elevation of 1571 feet in the Banks Lake Wildlife Area in Grant County. It has 24,900 surface acres.

The lake has largemouth and smallmouth bass and is reknown for it's big walleyes. The lake also features kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, catfish, whitefish and panfish and is a great year round fishery.

It also features one of the best campgrounds in the state Steamboat Rock State Park, reservations required.

For more information, call (800) 452-5687

Another worthwhile camping facility if Coulee Playland Resort.(509) 633-2671.

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Name: Bassendave	Date: 2008-05-25
Location: ELectric city	E-Mail: rroberts6151@msn.com
Water Teamp: 50-59	Water Clarity: 3
Report: banks lake jamboree update Body: hi i just got home from the 37 annual banks lake jamboree i caught a lot of under size smallmouth and a my first ever walleye on day 1 on day 2 i caught 2 keepers that weighed 2.47 i fished out of the devils punch bowl on day 1 on day 1 i caught all of my fish on a gary yam 3 in. grub tail in the green pumpkin color on day 2 i caught 2 keepers that weighed 2.47 on day 2 i caught all of my fish on a iorn giant wiggler 5in. green pumpkin w/ red flake on a jighead wackey style barkers flats on day 2 day 3 i did not fish my club i finished in 149 place and my club sound family bass anglers finished in 14 place day 2 i caught all of my fish on a iorn giant wiggler 5in. green pumpkin on a jighead wackey style
Tips: buy iorn giant baits wigglers and fish them wacky style