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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Snohomish County · 21.3 acres · 397 ft
930 rainbows on May 6
4 months agoTokul Creek Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.53 lbeach
Nothing new since May 6. Holdovers are bigger and warier than fresh stock.
2026 so far
930
80% of a normal year
Normal year
1,164
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Catchables
0.53 lb each
Stocking season
May
when the truck comes
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | Rainbow | 930 | Catchables · 0.53 lb each | 1.9 |
| May 6 | Rainbow | 1,000 | Catchables · 0.45 lb each | 2.2 |
| May 8 | Rainbow | 1,051 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| May 15 | Rainbow | 1,050 | Catchables · 0.43 lb each | 2.3 |
| May 16 | Rainbow | 1,138 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| May 11 | Rainbow | 1,045 | Catchables · 0.54 lb each | 1.9 |
| May 19 | Rainbow | 1,102 | Catchables · 0.44 lb each | 2.3 |
| Apr 29 | Rainbow | 1,200 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
12 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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| Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
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 55°
Tue
Favorable
65° 52°
wind 6 kt · 19% rain
Wed
Favorable
74° 51°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Favorable
76° 52°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
74° 49°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
74° 48°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
74° 47°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
66° 47°
wind 9 kt · 6% rain
The current regulation for Chain 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 8
Gusts · 12h
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