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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Mason County · 280.2 acres · 456 ft
5,361 rainbows on Apr 28
5 months agoLakewood Hatchery
Average size
Jumbos
0.86 lb
Nothing new since Apr 28. WDFW usually plants here in September.
2026 so far
5,961
65% of a normal year
Normal year
9,139
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Jumbos
1 lb each
Stocking season
Mar–May, Sep–Oct
when the truck comes
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 | Rainbow | 5,361 | Jumbos · 0.86 lb each | 1.2 |
| Apr 15 | Rainbow | 200 | Trophies · 4 lb each | 0.25 |
| Apr 1 | Rainbow | 400 | Trophies · 4 lb each | 0.25 |
| Oct 7 | Rainbow | 300 | Trophies · 1.8 lb each | 0.56 |
| Sep 30 | Rainbow | 605 | Trophies · 1.8 lb each | 0.56 |
| Sep 30 | Rainbow | 95 | Trophies · 7.1 lb each | 0.14 |
| Sep 22 | Rainbow | 2,000 | Jumbos · 1.1 lb each | 0.93 |
| Apr 29 | Rainbow | 1,852 | Jumbos · 0.96 lb each | 1.0 |
82 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 55°
Tue
Favorable
67° 52°
wind 4 kt · 16% rain
Wed
Favorable
79° 52°
wind 9 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Favorable
82° 52°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
69° 50°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
76° 48°
wind 3 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
76° 50°
wind 7 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
73° 47°
wind 3 kt · 4% rain
The current regulation for Nahwatzel 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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5mph
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Gusts · 12h
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