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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Yakima County · 27.7 acres · 773 ft
1,551 rainbows on Mar 31
6 months agoNaches Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.45 lb
Nothing new since Mar 31. Holdovers are bigger and warier than fresh stock.
2026 so far
7,487
126% of a normal year
Normal year
5,941
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Catchables
0.42 lb each
Stocking season
Feb–Mar
when the truck comes
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 | Rainbow | 1,551 | Catchables · 0.45 lb each | 2.2 |
| Mar 16 | Rainbow | 3,150 | Catchables · 0.37 lb each | 2.7 |
| Feb 23 | Rainbow | 2,530 | Catchables · 0.43 lb each | 2.3 |
| Feb 23 | Rainbow | 256 | Jumbos · 1.3 lb each | 0.80 |
| Mar 31 | Rainbow | 1,564 | Catchables · 0.43 lb each | 2.3 |
| Mar 19 | Rainbow | 3,150 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| Feb 25 | Rainbow | 250 | Jumbos · 1.3 lb each | 0.80 |
| Feb 25 | Rainbow | 2,403 | Catchables · 0.43 lb each | 2.3 |
43 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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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
58°
Clearfeels like 56°
Tue
Favorable
67° 49°
wind 4 kt · 16% rain
Wed
Favorable
78° 51°
wind 9 kt · 3% rain
Thu
Favorable
84° 53°
wind 9 kt · 2% rain
Fri
Favorable
83° 59°
wind 6 kt · 2% rain
Sat
Favorable
83° 60°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
85° 60°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
85° 60°
wind 10 kt · 0% rain
The current regulation for I-82 Pond 6 (Buena Pond) 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
5mph
N · gusting 6
Gusts · 12h
14mph
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