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 13, 2021	Rainbow	1,000	1	GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Aug 31, 2021	Cutthroat	1,000	1.66	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jun 24, 2021	Rainbow	3,171	2.43	GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Jun 9, 2021	Rainbow	2,775	2.22	GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
May 26, 2021	Rainbow	2,200	2.2	VANCOUVER HATCHERY
May 25, 2021	Cutthroat	7,708	2.29	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
May 25, 2021	Rainbow	2,200	2.2	VANCOUVER HATCHERY
Nov 4, 2020	Steelhead	6,839	16.8	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Oct 29, 2020	Steelhead	15,377	18.47	SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Oct 29, 2020	Steelhead	6,102	48.62	SKAMANIA 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.