Goose Lake

Goose Lake is a popular mountain lake for trout, brook, brown trout, rainbows, and coastal cutthroat. Catchable size cutthroat, rainbow, and brown trout are stocked annually. Fishing is best from a small boat, float tube, or raft.

There is a U.S. Forest Service campground and boat ramp. Electric motors on boats only.

The lake is open to fishing year-round but access to the lake is usually snowbound until late spring. Snow returns and limits or closes access around mid-November.

Species you might catch

Lake information

County: Skamania
Acreage: 73.60 ac.
Elevation: 3110 ft.
TRS: T05R08E SEC11
Center: 45.941185, -121.764446
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Fishing resources

Fish stocking info

Release Location: GOOSE LK (SKAM)
Stock Date	Species	Number Released	Number of Fish Per Pound	Facility
Sep 18, 2013	Cutthroat	1,300	0.82	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Sep 18, 2013	Cutthroat	10,000	24.1	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
May 28, 2013	Brown Trout	2,700	1.5	VANCOUVER HATCHERY
May 28, 2013	Cutthroat	417	0.66	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
May 28, 2013	Cutthroat	1,500	2	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Nov 5, 2012	Brown Trout	4,000	10	VANCOUVER HATCHERY
Sep 15, 2012	Cutthroat	9,408	330	GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Jul 23, 2012	Cutthroat	2,000	1.42	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jun 26, 2012	Cutthroat	6,000	2.21	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jun 12, 2012	Brown Trout	1,000	1.3	VANCOUVER HATCHERY

Fishing prospects calendar

Rainbow trout

Fishing success for Rainbow Trout is generally best in the spring when thousands of fish are stocked statewide, but they can be caught year-round in most waters with a little patience and persistence. Success remains high into June and gradually declines as water temperatures increase and fish move offshore to stay cool. Fish that escaped the spring harvest return to the nearshore areas in the fall as waters cool off. Some waters may also be stocked again in the fall further boosting catch rates.

Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

Fishing is best for Coastal Cutthroat in the spring and fall. There is a summer lull as fish move offshore into deeper waters to escape the summer heat in July and August. Catch is lowest in the late-winter while adults are spawning in tributary streams.