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
May 20, 2020 Cutthroat 5,427 2.26 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
May 20, 2020 Rainbow 2,000 1.5 VANCOUVER HATCHERY
May 19, 2020 Rainbow 1,500 2.15 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
May 19, 2020 Rainbow 25 0.3 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Sep 23, 2019 Cutthroat 1,100 1 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Aug 28, 2019 Cutthroat 1,200 0.96 SKAMANIA HATCHERY
Jul 19, 2019 Rainbow 1,644 2.3 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
Jun 19, 2019 Rainbow 2,006 2 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
May 28, 2019 Rainbow 1,500 2.52 GOLDENDALE HATCHERY
May 22, 2019 Rainbow 2,000 1.52 VANCOUVER 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