ok, here goes, i've lived in lacey most of my life:

rivers:
the nisqually is great fishing from august to january. it starts out with a good king run, then silvers, then chums in winter. it also used to have the best steelhead run in the state, but sadly they were fished out

the deschutes river is a nice place to catch trout in the summer. there's quite a few places to fish it, but remember above the bridge at pioneer park it's catch and release and not bait only. i usually park at pioneer park and walk up the river making casts with a #0 silver mepps

lakes:
lake st. clair is probably my favorite lake to fish in the county. it has an abundance of all kinds of fish, and usually they are bigger than average sized. there's a lot of lake here to explore, i usually fish the area where the creek runs in and do really well on perch

hicks lake was one of my favorite lakes in the past, but now it's completely dead unless you want to catch a few bass and undersized bluegill. the city installed a drainage pond at the end of the lake to shut the whiny home owners up who complained about erosion, and the water level has dropped a few feet from what it used to be. grass grows in the spawning areas that used to be full of bluegill and crappie. fishing used to be great all season, but those times have passed. hate to see it go

patterson lake is a less heavily fished lake up the road from hicks and long lake. i've never really put a whole lot of effort into it, but every time i've fished it with a boat i've done pretty well. trolling a wedding ring for trout on the surface will put fish in the boat. also, fish along the lily pads for perch and bluegill

ward lake is a small but really deep lake that's close in. most people don't know it's even there. i really like fishing here, but the riff raff at the boat launch usually keeps me away. the water drops off really quick, it's often 20 feet deep 15 feet from shore. i've caught some huge perch fishing in the brush piles on the side of the lake, and nice trout trolling through the middle. there's also kokanee inward lake. this lake has really good visibility, often you can see the bottom in 20 feet of water, so the fish can be spooky

chambers lake is a shallow muddy lake. i've never fished it for bass, but i've heard there are some huge ones in here. the perch and crappie fishing is decent, and there are brown bullhead cats in there. it's best to fish it from a little boat, i've never done too well from the access