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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Pierce County · 1,091.3 acres · 238 ft
1,929 rainbows on Jun 22
3 months agoPuyallup Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.5 lbeach
Nothing new since Jun 22. WDFW usually plants here in November.
2026 so far
25,158
54% of a normal year
Normal year
46,357
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Fingerlings
under 0.1 lb each
Stocking season
Mar–May, Nov
when the truck comes
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22 | Rainbow | 1,929 | Catchables · 0.5 lb each | 2.0 |
| May 28 | Rainbow | 4,000 | Catchables · 0.45 lb each | 2.2 |
| May 15 | Rainbow | 100 | Jumbos · 0.91 lb each | 1.1 |
| May 15 | Rainbow | 2,124 | Catchables · 0.62 lb each | 1.6 |
| Apr 24 | Rainbow | 8,000 | Fingerlings · under 0.1 lb each | 36 |
| Apr 13 | Rainbow | 4,001 | Catchables · 0.46 lb each | 2.2 |
| Mar 23 | Rainbow | 5,004 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
| Nov 26 | Rainbow | 1,222 | Jumbos · 0.73 lb each | 1.4 |
98 rainbow releases on record since 2015 · from WDFW's fish plants data, as published.
This lake on WDFWWDFW fishing prospects calendar
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| Yellow Perch |
quiet → best this month
WDFW rates rainbow trout best in April through June.
WDFW draws one calendar per species for the whole state, so it shows the season's shape rather than this lake's own record. Check the rules for when each species is open here. This lake on WDFW
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Currently
56°
Clearfeels like 54°
Tue
Favorable
67° 53°
wind 5 kt · 21% rain
Wed
Favorable
76° 53°
wind 9 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Favorable
81° 54°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
75° 49°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
75° 49°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
79° 48°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
73° 50°
wind 4 kt · 4% rain
The current regulation for American Lake could not be confidently verified from a structured source, so this dashboard won't guess. Check the official WDFW sport fishing rules before fishing.
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Wind now
4mph
NE · gusting 12
Gusts · 12h
23mph
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