Lake Goodwin fishing: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass

The lake

Lake Goodwin covers 538 acres in Washington, across Snohomish County. It is a lake: 92.3% of it is 45 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 50 feet (15.2 m). Our records hold 8 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 50 ft (15.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.3% of the water is 45 feet or shallower. We hold 37 depth contour lines for this water.

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2017
USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2017 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map) · Public domain
  • 0–3 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 11.5% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 10.2% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 3% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 48–50 ft: 1.7% of the water

3 target fish, led by Cutthroat Trout

  • Cutthroat Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.

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

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 70°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.1. These readings span 2017. The latest reading is from 2017, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

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.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.