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Channel Catfish stocking
Lowland lake · Yakima County · 19.9 acres · 1,082 ft
400 channel catfish on May 13
4 months agoColumbia Basin Hatchery
Average size
Catchables
0.56 lb
Nothing new since May 13. Holdovers are bigger and warier than fresh stock.
2026 so far
400
114% of a normal year
Normal year
350
average of 2 seasons
Typical size
Catchables
0.56 lb each
Stocking season
Varies
no regular pattern
This year against a 2-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | Channel Catfish | 400 | Catchables · 0.56 lb each | 1.8 |
| Jun 3 | Channel Catfish | 400 | Catchables · 0.29 lb each | 3.5 |
| Jul 1 | Channel Catfish | 300 | Jumbos · 1 lb each | 1.0 |
3 channel catfish releases on record since 2015 · from WDFW's fish plants data, as published.
This lake on WDFWWDFW fishing prospects calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Yellow Perch |
quiet → best this month
WDFW rates channel catfish 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
56°
Clearfeels like 53°
Tue
Favorable
68° 51°
wind 6 kt · 9% rain
Wed
Favorable
78° 51°
wind 10 kt · 2% rain
Thu
Favorable
84° 57°
wind 7 kt · 1% rain
Fri
Favorable
82° 57°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Sat
Favorable
81° 58°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
84° 59°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
84° 55°
wind 16 kt · 0% rain
The current regulation for Rotary 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
4mph
NNE · gusting 5
Gusts · 12h
18mph
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