22 public waters in the Region 5 (Southwest) region — 13 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Washington licence.
See every public fishing venue in Washington on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
In Cowlitz and Clark Counties, Washington, Lake Merwin is a 3,836-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Yale Reservoir, a 3,612-acre lake in Cowlitz and Clark Counties, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Cowlitz County, Washington — Silver Lake is a 1,424-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Skamania and Cowlitz Counties, Washington — Coldwater Lake is a 773-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Cowlitz County, Washington — Merrill Lake is a 283-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Cowlitz County, Washington — Castle Lake is a 258-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
In Cowlitz County, Washington, Log Pond is a 112-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Horseshoe Lake, a 83-acre lake in Clark and Cowlitz Counties, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
In Cowlitz County, Washington, Lake Sacajawea is a 46-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Elk Lake (27 acres) sits in Skamania and Cowlitz Counties, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington high lake — one of the 1,000-plus catalogued alpine lakes of the Cascades and Olympics, most stocked by WDFW and volunteer high-lakes groups with cutthroat, rainbow, brook or Golden Trout; reached on foot or horseback, many with no bag limit.
Kress Lake, a 25-acre lake in Cowlitz County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington lowland Trout lake — Rainbow Trout stocked heavily for the last-Saturday-in-April opener and through the season, with cutthroat, brown or Tiger Trout on many; the backbone of Washington's put-and-take fishery, most with a WDFW access area and a five-Trout limit.
Coweeman Lake, a 5-acre lake in Cowlitz County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Washington high lake — one of the 1,000-plus catalogued alpine lakes of the Cascades and Olympics, most stocked by WDFW and volunteer high-lakes groups with cutthroat, rainbow, brook or Golden Trout; reached on foot or horseback, many with no bag limit.
In Cowlitz County, Washington, Lakeview Peak Lake is a 3-acre lake, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Washington high lake — one of the 1,000-plus catalogued alpine lakes of the Cascades and Olympics, most stocked by WDFW and volunteer high-lakes groups with cutthroat, rainbow, brook or Golden Trout; reached on foot or horseback, many with no bag limit.
Lewis and Cowlitz Counties, Washington — Cowlitz River is a 206 km stream, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: A Columbia River tributary (the Klickitat, Wind, Cowlitz, Lewis, Kalama, Washougal, Wenatchee, Methow, Grande Ronde) — summer and Winter Steelhead, spring and fall Chinook and Coho Salmon, with resident Trout up top; a Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement is required to fish these for salmon or Steelhead.
In Cowlitz County, Washington, Kalama River is a 74 km river or creek, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A Columbia River tributary (the Klickitat, Wind, Cowlitz, Lewis, Kalama, Washougal, Wenatchee, Methow, Grande Ronde) — summer and Winter Steelhead, spring and fall Chinook and Coho Salmon, with resident Trout up top; a Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement is required to fish these for salmon or Steelhead.
Cowlitz and Skamania Counties, Washington — South Fork Toutle River is a 52 km stream, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Coweeman River (56 km) flows through Cowlitz County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
North Fork Toutle River runs 66 km through Cowlitz and Skamania Counties, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Cowlitz and Lewis Counties, Washington, South Fork Chehalis River is a 56 km river or creek, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cowlitz and Lewis Counties, Washington — Olequa Creek is a 32 km stream, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Cowlitz and Lewis Counties, Washington, Stillwater Creek is a 21 km river or creek, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Cowlitz County, Washington — Toutle River is a 28 km stream, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and reservoirs across the West Coast typically hold largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, channel and blue catfish, black and white crappie, bluegill, and rainbow, brown and lake trout, with kokanee and other landlocked salmon present in many larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Across its mapped waters, Cowlitz County holds 23 species on PiscaMaps, including Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Black Crappie, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Washington map Join PiscaMapsOne Washington fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Lake Roosevelt, the Yakima and the Skagit included — the resident freshwater annual is about $30, the non-resident about $85. A Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement (~$9) is needed to fish the Columbia system for salmon or steelhead, and a Discover Pass ($30/year) to park at WDFW access areas. Youth under 15 fish free. Buy at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov.