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 19, 2011 Cutthroat 2,800 1.2 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jun 29, 2011 Brown Trout 6,200 1.5 VANCOUVER HATCHERY
Jun 29, 2011 Rainbow 500 1.5 VANCOUVER HATCHERY
Jun 27, 2011 Cutthroat 6,000 1.9 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jun 27, 2011 Eastern Brook Trout 6,006 41 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Sep 15, 2010 Cutthroat 2,272 0.95 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Sep 7, 2010 Cutthroat 2,500 2.2 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Aug 18, 2010 Eastern Brook Trout 14,338 48.7 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Jul 27, 2010 Eastern Brook Trout 387 45 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
May 12, 2010 Brown Trout 5,000 2.5 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Visit the Catchable Trout Plants page for a more detailed search of trout plants in other bodies of water. To view and download the source data for this table visit the WDFW Fish Plants dataset on data.wa.gov.

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.
Chart showing fishing prospects throughout the calendar year

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.
Chart of fishing prospects throughout the calendar year