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Cutthroat stocking
Lowland lake · Thurston County · 66.1 acres · 162 ft
100 cutthroat on Sep 29, 2025
Eells Springs
Average size
Trophies
1.7 lbeach
Nothing new since Sep 29, 2025. WDFW usually plants here in September.
2026 so far
0
0% of a normal year
Normal year
1,213
average of 5 seasons
Typical size
Jumbos
0.87 lb each
Stocking season
Sep
when the truck comes
This year against a 5-season average
2026normal
Recent plants
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Fish/lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | Cutthroat | 100 | Trophies · 1.7 lb each | 0.60 |
| Sep 29 | Cutthroat | 225 | Jumbos · 0.72 lb each | 1.4 |
| Jan 8 | Cutthroat | 150 | Trophies · 1.5 lb each | 0.67 |
| Sep 27 | Cutthroat | 125 | Catchables · 0.49 lb each | 2.0 |
| Sep 27 | Cutthroat | 75 | Jumbos · 1.1 lb each | 0.93 |
| Jan 7 | Cutthroat | 164 | Trophies · 1.4 lb each | 0.72 |
| Apr 10 | Cutthroat | 225 | Jumbos · 0.87 lb each | 1.1 |
| Sep 29 | Cutthroat | 5,003 | Fingerlings · under 0.1 lb each | 15 |
8 cutthroat 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
quiet → best this month
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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Currently
54°
Clearfeels like 52°
Wed
Favorable
78° 50°
wind 9 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Favorable
82° 51°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Fri
Favorable
74° 50°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Sat
Favorable
76° 48°
wind 3 kt · 0% rain
Sun
Favorable
80° 48°
wind 3 kt · 0% rain
Mon
Favorable
73° 48°
wind 8 kt · 3% rain
Tue
Favorable
74° 45°
wind 3 kt · 3% rain
The current regulation for Ward 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 8
Gusts · 12h
18mph
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