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| Trout Fishing in Washington State The 5 primary trouts are the rainbow, brook, brown, cutthroat and lake trout. Brown trout are considered the most difficult to catch and brookies are the easiest. Pure cold water is key to survival of the trouts and the brook trout is the most sensitive to temperature. The others are comfortable in slightly warmer waters. Trout Fishing Lakes In Washington Washington sports some excellent trout fishing in many streams, rivers, ponds and lakes. The major lakes with healthy populations of trout include Alder Lake, Baker Lake, Banks Lake, Cle Elum Lake, East Rapids Lake, Franklin D Roosevelt Lake, Kachess Lake, Lake Bryan, Lake Chelan, Lake Crescent, Lake Herbert G West, Lake Merwin, Lake Ozette, Lake Sacajawea, Lake Sammamish, Lake Washington, Lake Whatcom, Mayfield Lake, Moses Lake, Omak Lake, Osoyoos Lake, Palmer Lake, Potholes Reservoir, Riffe Lake, Rimrock Lake, Ross Lake, Spirit Lake, Swift Reservoir, Wanapum Lake and Yale Lake. Visit the Washington Division of Fish & Wildlife for information on trout stocking schedules for Washington. The Washington state record brook trout was taken out of Wobbly Lake and the state record brown trout was caught from Sullivan Lake. The Tieton River produced the WA state record bull trout and Crescent Lake produced the Washington state record cutthroat trout. The Washington state record dolly varden trout came from White Chuck River and Omak Lake was home to the state record lahontan trout. Lake Chelan gave up the state record lake trout and the state record rainbow was pulled out of Rufus Woods Lake. The Snake River served up the state record steelhead trout. Rainbow Trout
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Lake Trout
Cutthroat Trout
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42 lbs - 2 oz |
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25 lbs - 11 oz |
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52 - 68 Degrees |
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Prefers generally clear flowing waters with turbulence for oxygenation over gravel, rock or sandy bottoms. |
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BROOK TROUT |
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14 lbs - 8 oz |
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9 lbs - 0 oz |
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52 to 64 Degrees |
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Prefers clear cold water with moderate current over gravel, rocks or sand. |
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BROWN TROUT |
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40 lbs - 4 oz |
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22 lbs - 0 oz |
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56 - 64 Degrees |
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Prefers slightly stained cool water with minimum current over rock or sandy bottoms with heavy cover. |
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LAKE TROUT |
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72 lbs - 0 oz |
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35 lbs - 7 oz |
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41 lbs - 0 oz |
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12 lbs - 0 oz |
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