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Brown Trout stocking
Lowland lake · Cowlitz County · 83.3 acres · 13 ft
3,240 brown trout on May 5
4 months agoMossyrock Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.37 lb
Nothing new since May 5. Holdovers are bigger and warier than fresh stock.
2026 so far
3,240
164% of a normal year
Normal year
1,973
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Catchables
0.37 lb each
Stocking season
Varies
no regular pattern
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Brown Trout | 3,240 | Catchables · 0.37 lb each | 2.7 |
| Apr 23 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | Catchables · 0.32 lb each | 3.1 |
| May 1 | Brown Trout | 2,100 | Catchables · 0.33 lb each | 3.0 |
| Apr 19 | Brown Trout | 2,016 | Catchables · 0.36 lb each | 2.8 |
| Jun 15 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | Catchables · 0.34 lb each | 2.9 |
| Apr 22 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
| May 20 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
| Jun 18 | Brown Trout | 2,000 | Catchables · 0.37 lb each | 2.7 |
12 brown trout releases on record since 2015 · from WDFW's fish plants data, as published.
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quiet → best this month
No WDFW calendar for Brown Trout — the lake holds it, WDFW just doesn't rate its months.
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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No catch reports yet for this water.
Currently
58°
Clearfeels like 57°
Tue
Favorable
70° 53°
wind 8 kt · 18% rain
Wed
Favorable
82° 53°
wind 7 kt · 2% rain
Thu
Favorable
85° 56°
wind 8 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
76° 51°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
79° 49°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
81° 50°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
73° 48°
wind 9 kt · 3% rain
The current regulation for Horseshoe Lake (Cowlitz County) 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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Gusts · 12h
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