Hanson - Upper Pond Access provides good shoreline access for fishing near Cle Elum, though the ponds are no longer stocked and fishing opportunities are limited.

The levee separating the ponds from the Yakima River has been breached, creating off-channel rearing habitat; regulations match the Yakima River with catch-and-release for trout and no internal combustion motors allowed.

Two-pole fishing is not permitted at this location.