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Cutthroat stocking
Lowland lake · Thurston County · 233.1 acres · 77 ft
290 cutthroat on Jan 8
8 months agoEells Springs
Average size
Trophies
1.9 lbeach
Nothing new since Jan 8. WDFW usually plants here in September.
2026 so far
449
3% of a normal year
Normal year
14,108
average of 10 seasons
Typical size
Trophies
1.9 lb each
Stocking season
Jan, Sep, Dec
when the truck comes
This year against a 10-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 | Cutthroat | 290 | Trophies · 1.9 lb each | 0.53 |
| Jan 2 | Cutthroat | 159 | Trophies · 1.9 lb each | 0.53 |
| Dec 29 | Cutthroat | 274 | Trophies · 1.9 lb each | 0.53 |
| Sep 15 | Cutthroat | 15,015 | Fingerlings · under 0.1 lb each | 27 |
| Dec 26 | Cutthroat | 778 | Trophies · 1.5 lb each | 0.67 |
| Sep 30 | Cutthroat | 10,000 | Fingerlings · under 0.1 lb each | 23 |
| Jan 5 | Cutthroat | 394 | Jumbos · 1.3 lb each | 0.75 |
| Dec 29 | Cutthroat | 440 | Jumbos · 1.3 lb each | 0.75 |
25 cutthroat 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
No WDFW calendar for Brown Trout — the lake holds it, WDFW just doesn't rate its months.
WDFW rates cutthroat trout best in May through July.
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
57°
Clearfeels like 55°
Tue
Favorable
67° 53°
wind 6 kt · 20% rain
Wed
Favorable
78° 51°
wind 8 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Favorable
81° 54°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
76° 49°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
76° 48°
wind 3 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
79° 48°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
73° 48°
wind 5 kt · 3% rain
The current regulation for Lake St. Clair 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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