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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Franklin County · 27.2 acres · 835 ft
800 rainbows on Apr 22
5 months agoMeseberg Hatchery
Average size
Jumbos
1 lb
Nothing new since Apr 22. Holdovers are bigger and warier than fresh stock.
2026 so far
800
14% of a normal year
Normal year
5,721
average of 11 seasons
Typical size
Jumbos
1 lb each
Stocking season
Apr
when the truck comes
This year against a 11-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22 | Rainbow | 800 | Jumbos · 1 lb each | 1.0 |
| Apr 11 | Rainbow | 650 | Jumbos · 0.69 lb each | 1.4 |
| May 29 | Rainbow | 10,212 | Fry · under 0.1 lb each | 125 |
| Apr 18 | Rainbow | 750 | Jumbos · 0.95 lb each | 1.1 |
| May 17 | Rainbow | 44,034 | Fry · under 0.1 lb each | 242 |
| Apr 19 | Rainbow | 713 | Jumbos · 0.91 lb each | 1.1 |
| Apr 19 | Rainbow | 713 | Jumbos · 0.91 lb each | 1.1 |
| Apr 18 | Rainbow | 848 | Trophies · 2 lb each | 0.50 |
21 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
57°
Partly cloudyfeels like 55°
Tue
Favorable
69° 48°
wind 9 kt · 8% rain
Wed
Favorable
80° 51°
wind 10 kt · 2% rain
Thu
Good
86° 55°
wind 11 kt · 10% rain
Fri
Favorable
82° 61°
wind 7 kt · 3% rain
Sat
Favorable
83° 59°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Good
85° 62°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
84° 58°
wind 14 kt · 0% rain
The current regulation for Powerline 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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Wind now
7mph
N · gusting 12
Gusts · 12h
16mph
holding or building
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