Lower Goose Lake

Lower Goose Lake is located south of Potholes Reservoir. This lake offers some very good warmwater fishing opportunities for a variety of warmwater species including Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Channel Catfish. Larger sized bass and Walleye fishing style boat can be launched at this lake. Contact the Regional Office in Ephrata for more recent survey results.

Two-pole fishing is allowed

Shoreline access: Good - The only shoreline access is near the boat ramp.

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Lower Goose Lake

Species you might catch

Lake information

County: Grant
Acreage: 65.40 ac.
Elevation: 862 ft.
Center: 46.923852, -119.288988
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Fishing resources

Catchable fish plants

Release Location: GOOSE LK LWR (GRAN)
Stock Date	Species	Number Released	Number of Fish Per Pound	Facility
Jul 22, 1998	Largemouth Bass	278	2	COLUMBIA BASIN HATCHERY

Fishing prospects calendar

Largemouth bass

Fishing improves throughout the spring as waters warm and fish move onshore, peaking during the spawn. Summer is a slight lull though dawn/dusk hours can be very good. Catch improves in Fall as waters cool, vegetation begins to die back, and prey becomes more available. Winter is the hardest time because fish are offshore and slow moving.

Walleye

Fishing peaks before and after the spawn, with the spawning period (April) being more difficult. Summer fishing is excellent, with a lull during the heat of the summer, while Fall sees an improvement as waters cool, vegetation dies back, and prey becomes more available. Winter is tougher, but still fair, since Walleye are readily caught during the winter months in deeper water.

Yellow perch

Yellow Perch can be caught year-round. Fishing is best in the summer after they finish spawning in April-May. Fish can be readily angled through the summer from both the shore and boat. Catch begins to decline in the fall as water temperatures cool and fish move offshore forcing anglers to pursue them in boats. Successful fishing for Yellow Perch in the winter involves either targeting schools in deep water from boats or through the ice.

Black crappie

Fishing improves throughout the Spring, peaking during the spawn. Summer is a slight lull, while Fall sees an improvement as waters cool, vegetation dies back, and prey becomes more available. During winter, the bite is slower, but anglers can have great success fishing through the ice when conditions are safe.

Bluegill

Bluegill can be caught year-round, but fishing is best in the warm months of Summer. Fishing improves throughout the spring, peaking during the spawn in early-Summer. Fish move offshore into deeper waters through the fall as water temperatures cool making it more difficult to target them. Winter is the most difficult season in which to catch Bluegill, but persistent anglers can find them in schools of like-sized fish offshore.

Channel catfish

Fishing improves throughout the spring, peaking before the spawning period in June and July. Fishing may pick up in early Fall, followed by a decrease in action as waters cool. Winter is a difficult time to target this species.

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