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Thurston County

Clear Lake

WDFW logged 4 trout stocking dates at Clear Lake in 2026 so far, 13,190 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 22, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Clear Lk (Thur)”.

WDFW data pulled . Latest record in the WDFW data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

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Clear Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
13,190
by the same date in 2025
18,482
in all of 2025
18,482
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and kokanee release WDFW lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include fry and fingerlings as well as catchable trout: WDFW calls catchable fish “legals”. Fish per pound is WDFW’s figure for each release; fewer fish per pound means bigger fish.

Last stocked, Apr 22, 20263,000Rainbow trout, legals
2026 · 13,190 fish on 4 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Apr 22Rainbow trout3,000 fish · Legals3,000Legals2.15
Apr 21Rainbow trout3,000 fish · Legals3,000Legals2.3
Apr 17Rainbow trout3,000 fish · Legals3,000Legals2.37
Apr 17Rainbow trout1,190 fish · Legals1,190Legals1.25
Apr 16Rainbow trout3,000 fish · Legals3,000Legals2.31
2025 · 18,482 fish on 6 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
May 29Rainbow trout3,117 fish · Legals3,117Legals2.2
May 23Rainbow trout2,230 fish · Legals2,230Legals1.95
May 23Rainbow trout278 fish · Legals278Legals1.95
May 13Rainbow trout1,010 fish · Legals1,010Legals2.09
Apr 25Rainbow trout1,150 fish · Legals1,150Legals1
Apr 17Rainbow trout7,179 fish · Legals7,179Legals2.11
Apr 9Rainbow trout3,518 fish · Legals3,518Legals2.27
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026413,190
2025618,482
2024621,203
2023724,074
2022419,598
202119,518
2020616,550
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fry and fingerlings.

  1. 17k2020: 16,550 fish
  2. 9.5k2021: 9,518 fish
  3. 20k2022: 19,598 fish
  4. 24k2023: 24,074 fish
  5. 21k2024: 21,203 fish
  6. 18k2025: 18,482 fish
  7. 13k2026: 13,190 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout122,615100%

Where it is

Washington trout stockingAll Thurston County watersRecently stocked in Washington

Open on a map

Map point 46.8235, -122.4737: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1517833). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Thurston County: Long Lake, Lake St. Clair, Summit Lake, Offutt Lake, Pattison Lake, Munn Lake, Black Lake, Ward Lake.

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Clear Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Bait and tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Fishing guide6.5miCampground2.2miLodging5.1mi
Clear LakeWDFW water access area · 0.4 mi from the map point
  • Boat ramps1 · concrete
  • Boarding floatNo
  • Parking lots2
  • Restrooms2
  • CampingNo
  • Open4th Saturday in April - October 31

From the WDFW access area page. WDFW: a Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.

Fishing guides and charters

1 listed

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 2
  • Hegemann Cabinhotel · Yelm5.1 mi
  • Prairie Hotelhotel · Yelm9.9 mi
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Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.