McIntosh Lake is open Year-Round and offers good opportunity for stocked rainbow trout with additional opportunity for 1 lb jumbos. The lake also supports naturally reproducing populations of yellow perch, largemouth bass, and brown bullhead catfish.
A WDFW access with boat launch and two toilets is available on the north side of the lake. There is also excellect shore access from the Yelm-Tenino Trail (Thurston County Rails-to-Trails) that runs along the south side of the lake. See Washington State Parks website.
Two-pole fishing is allowed
Shoreline access: Good - Shore access is limited to WDFW access area.
Species you might catch
Lake information
County: Thurston
Acreage: 109.60 ac.
Elevation: 334 ft.
Center: 46.866594, -122.76761
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Catchable fish plants
Stock Date | Species | Number Released | Number of Fish Per Pound | Facility |
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May 19, 2020 | Rainbow | 2,410 | 2.22 | EELLS SPRINGS |
May 12, 2020 | Rainbow | 3,001 | 2.45 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Apr 27, 2020 | Rainbow | 2,999 | 2.17 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Apr 21, 2020 | Rainbow | 3,006 | 2.34 | EELLS SPRINGS |
May 1, 2019 | Rainbow | 4,450 | 2.5 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Apr 23, 2019 | Rainbow | 3,688 | 2.32 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Apr 15, 2019 | Rainbow | 3,000 | 2.5 | EELLS SPRINGS |
May 4, 2018 | Rainbow | 790 | 2.6 | EELLS SPRINGS |
May 4, 2018 | Rainbow | 3,679 | 2.6 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Apr 25, 2018 | Rainbow | 157 | 2.45 | EELLS SPRINGS |