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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Chelan County · 32,622.7 acres · 1,102 ft
3,400 rainbows on Sep 8
8 days agoChelan Pud Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.39 lbeach
Fresh fish are in — the first fortnight after a plant is the easiest fishing a lake gives.
2026 so far
3,400
62% of a normal year
Normal year
5,527
average of 5 seasons
Typical size
Catchables
0.39 lb each
Stocking season
Varies
no regular pattern
This year against a 5-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Rainbow | 3,400 | Catchables · 0.39 lb each | 2.6 |
| Oct 23 | Rainbow | 1,890 | Catchables · 0.37 lb each | 2.7 |
| Oct 10 | Rainbow | 750 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| Oct 10 | Rainbow | 4,000 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| Oct 10 | Rainbow | 3,000 | Catchables · 0.4 lb each | 2.5 |
| Nov 18 | Rainbow | 3,120 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
| Nov 15 | Rainbow | 3,840 | Catchables · 0.42 lb each | 2.4 |
| Nov 14 | Rainbow | 3,360 | Catchables · 0.48 lb each | 2.1 |
14 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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| Northern Pikeminnow |
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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No catch reports yet for this water.
Currently
59°
Clearfeels like 56°
Tue
Favorable
66° 57°
wind 7 kt · 20% rain
Wed
Favorable
79° 57°
wind 9 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Good
85° 63°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
82° 59°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
82° 58°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
84° 60°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
82° 53°
wind 8 kt · 1% rain
The current regulation for Lake Chelan could not be confidently verified from a structured source, so this dashboard won't guess. Check the official WDFW sport fishing rules before fishing.
rules are shown exactly as published and cover every species at this location — they can change at any time, so always confirm with WDFW before fishingWant to know the best time to fish for rainbow trout this week at Lake Chelan?
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