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Rainbow stocking
Lowland lake · Grant County · 130.4 acres · 865 ft
29,000 rainbows on Mar 3
7 months agoColumbia Basin Hatchery
Fish per pound
Fry · under 1 oz each
118
Planted small, to grow on — these are not catchable yet.
2026 so far
29,000
121% of a normal year
Normal year
23,968
average of 10 seasons
Typical size
Fry
under 1 oz each
Stocking season
Oct
when the truck comes
This year against a 10-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Fish/lb | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Rainbow | 29,000 | 118 | Fry · under 1 oz each |
| Mar 11 | Rainbow | 25,058 | 94 | Fry · under 1 oz each |
| Mar 13 | Rainbow | 25,000 | 85 | Fry · under 1 oz each |
| Oct 5 | Rainbow | 20,791 | 20 | Fingerlings · under 1 oz each |
| Oct 8 | Rainbow | 25,638 | 24 | Fingerlings · under 1 oz each |
| Oct 20 | Rainbow | 25,000 | 21 | Fingerlings · under 1 oz each |
| Oct 15 | Rainbow | 25,102 | 20 | Fingerlings · under 1 oz each |
| Oct 19 | Rainbow | 25,398 | 19 | Fingerlings · under 1 oz each |
11 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°
Partly cloudyfeels like 56°
Tue
Favorable
67° 49°
wind 8 kt · 9% rain
Wed
Favorable
80° 51°
wind 10 kt · 2% rain
Thu
Good
85° 56°
wind 12 kt · 3% rain
Fri
Favorable
82° 60°
wind 7 kt · 2% rain
Sat
Favorable
83° 57°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Good
85° 58°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
85° 57°
wind 10 kt · 0% rain
The current regulation for Upper Goose 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
NNW · gusting 11
Gusts · 12h
16mph
holding or building
wind mph gusts