Lake · Whatcom, Washington
Cain Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 29 ha (71 acres)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 4,800 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 2,100 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 1,950 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,222 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,360 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,192 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 6,000 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 2,880 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,300 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,600 |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,060 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 6,000 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 6,462 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 6,000 |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 9,500 |
| Apr 4, 2018 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 9,500 |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 9,505 |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 9,600 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 18 of 18.
Getting on the water
- Cain LakeBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov) · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17): data.wa.gov dataset 6fex-3r7d (WDFW-Fish Plants, read 2026-10-19) states no licence, and the portal's terms links are dead; wdfw.wa.gov's footer "All rights reserved" is the website's own (owner ruling 2026-10-17). Credit the agency; remove if asked.
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.