Council Lake fishing

Council Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Cutthroat trout on a natural lake. It is stocked about once a year since 2025, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
June 23, 2026
99 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
2
Since 2025
Species recorded
1
Average size
10.3 in
Surface acres
43.7
Elevation
4,225 ft

Fish at Council Lake

1 stocked · 4 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last June 23, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 23, 2026 · avg 10.3 in · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook trout species guide
Brown trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown trout species guide
Cutthroat trout Confirmed present
Cutthroat trout species guide

How Council Lake is stocked

Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

About 137 reported fish per acre, 6th most of 7 lakes in Skamania County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2025

3,000

Fish stocked in 2026

3,000

Stocking history

Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 23, 2026 Rainbow Trout 3,000 10.6 in report
July 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 3,000 10 in report

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake

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Nearest lakes

Takhlakh Lake 1.8 mi last stocked June 17, 2026 Chambers Lake 14.5 mi last stocked June 10, 2026 Goose Lake 23.4 mi last stocked June 10, 2026 Swift Reservoir 27.3 mi last stocked May 20, 2026 Leech Lake 28.4 mi last stocked May 19, 2026

Camping near Council Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Council Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Olallie Lake Campground (1.6 miles), Takhlakh Lake Campground (1.8 miles), Twin Falls Group Campground (4 miles), Horseshoe Lake Campground (4.3 miles), and Killen Creek Campground (4.3 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Council Lake

Council Lake is inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

It is 0.9 miles outside the edge of Mount Adams Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Council Lake?

Fishing Council Lake usually means Rainbow Trout. All 2 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 23, 2026, averaging 10.3 in. Brook trout, Brown trout, and Cutthroat trout are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Council Lake stocked?

Last stocked June 23, 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2025, most often in June and July. About 137 reported fish per acre, 6th most of 7 lakes in Skamania County with both a fish count and a surface area.

How big are the fish stocked at Council Lake?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Council Lake average 10.3 in.

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