Rainbow Lake

Rainbow trout water; 11 stockings on the 2026 record.

Columbia County · Washington · see it on the national map

11 stockings 2026

Jun 17 last stocked

21,341 fish reported

8.6 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 11 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,120	completed
Feb 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	101	completed
Mar 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,320	completed
Mar 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	100	completed
Apr 9	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,300	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,550	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	50	completed
May 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,550	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,550	completed
Jun 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,150	completed
Jun 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,550	completed

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 11 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Deer Lake	0.7 mi	May 15
Blue Lake	0.9 mi	Jun 18
Spring Lake	1.6 mi	Jun 18
Watson Lake	2.0 mi	Jun 9
Curl Lake (Landlocked)	4.1 mi	Jun 3

Records from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Washington fishing regulations.