Nahwatzel Lake is open year-round for fishing, and is stocked each spring and fall exclusively with larger rainbow trout averaging a pound a piece. But it also receives larger rainbows from 3 to 8 pounds each, making it a great destination for quality trout fishing in Mason County.
Fall plants into Nahwatzel make it a great fall fishery but also a fine winter opportunity.
Two-pole fishing is allowed
Shoreline access: Good - limited to area around boat launch
Species you might catch
Lake information
County: Mason
Acreage: 280.20 ac.
Elevation: 456 ft.
Center: 47.242394, -123.333193
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Catchable fish plants
Stock Date | Species | Number Released | Number of Fish Per Pound | Facility |
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Sep 25, 2019 | Rainbow | 500 | 1.81 | SATSOP SPRINGS PONDS |
May 1, 2019 | Rainbow | 1,573 | 1.3 | LAKEWOOD HATCHERY |
May 1, 2019 | Rainbow | 3,794 | 1.3 | LAKEWOOD HATCHERY |
Apr 23, 2019 | Rainbow | 8 | 0.5 | EELLS SPRINGS |
Mar 30, 2019 | Rainbow | 600 | 0.33 | SATSOP SPRINGS PONDS |
Oct 4, 2018 | Rainbow | 2,100 | 1.2 | LAKEWOOD HATCHERY |
Oct 1, 2018 | Rainbow | 1,000 | 0.3 | SATSOP SPRINGS PONDS |
May 1, 2018 | Rainbow | 5,360 | 1.2 | LAKEWOOD HATCHERY |
Apr 14, 2018 | Rainbow | 155 | 0.25 | SATSOP SPRINGS PONDS |
Mar 24, 2018 | Rainbow | 500 | 0.25 | SATSOP SPRINGS PONDS |