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Deer Lake

WA · Columbia

The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
2.4 acres
Shoreline
0.2 miles of shoreline
County
Columbia County
Last stocked
May 15, 2026
Species
Rainbow
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow5002.505-15-2026
Rainbow7952.4, 0.6704-09-2026
Rainbow10250.77, 2.502-24-2026
Rainbow5002.505-08-2025
Rainbow250.6704-30-2025
Rainbow5002.504-15-2025
Rainbow500.6704-04-2025
Rainbow11252.503-18-2025
Rainbow10390.7, 2.602-24-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Alaskan Stickleback, Bridgelip Sucker, Chiselmouth, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Prickly Sculpin, Redside Shiner, Speckled Dace

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.