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Buck Lake

WA · Okanogan

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Okanogan County
Last stocked
August 18, 2026
Species
Cutthroat, Rainbow
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Cutthroat1000423.008-18-2026
Cutthroat1000364.008-18-2025
Rainbow75060.006-11-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Cutthroat Trout

Rod: Light spinning rod in the usual stream trout range, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament main line.

Baits: worms or other bait drifted along the bottom, where bait is legal

Lures: 1/8 to 1/4 oz spoons, size 2 to 3 spinners, minnow imitations for bigger fish

Full Cutthroat Trout gear guide

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, Redside Shiner, Shorthead Sculpin, Speckled Dace, Torrent Sculpin

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.