Lake · Okanogan, Washington
Rat Lake
At a glance
- Area
- 25 ha (62 acres)
Who lives here
- Brown trout Salmo truttaStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Tiger trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalisStocked · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Brown Trout | Legals | 1,500 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| May 26, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| May 26, 2026 | Tiger Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Brown Trout | Legals | 2,500 |
| May 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| May 21, 2025 | Tiger Trout | Fry | 2,500 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | Legals | 2,500 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Brown Trout | Legals | 3,105 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Brown Trout | Legals | 1,895 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Tiger Trout | Legals | 500 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Tiger Trout | Fry | 2,500 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Brown Trout | Legals | 5,000 |
| May 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 1,265 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Tiger Trout | Legals | 2,000 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 2,500 |
| May 21, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Fry | 2,000 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 52.
Getting on the water
- Rat 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.