Lacamas Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Bluegill

Target species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Bluegill, Brown Trout

The lake

Lacamas Lake covers 302 acres in Washington, across Clark County. It is a lake: 91.4% of it is 50 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 65 feet (19.8 m). Our records hold 9 species for this water.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 65 ft (19.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.4% of the water is 50 feet or shallower. We hold 23 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–5 ft: 20.3% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 20.5% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 15.8% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 2.2% of the water

Stocking: 1,360,512 fish, 1997–2026

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records list 1,360,512 fish released into this water from 1997 to 2026.

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  • Brown Trout: 603,745 in 1998–2017

3 more species on the stocking list.

4 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout

  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Cutthroat Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Brown Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.

Also recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead.

Where this data comes from

  • Washington State Department of Ecology — Washington State Department of Ecology: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.