Fishing at
Cooper Lake Kittitas County


Cooper Lake is a large freshwater highland lake located in Kittitas County, Washington. At an elevation of 2792 ft. and 129.4 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including kokanee, bull trout, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and westslope cutthroat trout.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 129.4 acres
Elevation: 2792 ft.
Boat Launch: None

Cooper Lake Stocking Reports

Cooper Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 3.33 lbs. This year so far, there has been 1 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.42 lbs. In the past, Cooper Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.46 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
May 28, 2024 3000 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
May 30, 2023 3000 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
June 8, 2022 3000 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
June 10, 2020 2544 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
May 20, 2020 2520 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
June 20, 2017 283 Rainbow @ 3.33lbs
June 6, 2017 4020 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
May 30, 2017 3500 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
June 2, 2016 3000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
June 1, 2016 417 Rainbow @ 1.49lbs
May 18, 2016 3350 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs


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Cooper Lake Map

Cooper Lake Fish Species

A high-elevation rugged lake, Cooper Lake provides opportunities for kokanee, bull trout, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and westslope cutthroat trout throughout the year.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Kokanee
Bull trout
Brook trout
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Cutthroat trout
Westslope cutthroat trout

Cooper Lake Fishing Reports

An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Cooper Lake over the past few years.

Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout.

A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.



Cooper Lake Pictures & Media

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Nearby Lakes Similar to Cooper Lake

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Cooper Lake, including Pete Lake, Waptus Lake, Spectacle Lake, Shovel and Tucquala.

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Kittitas County
4.4 mi. away
36.5 acres
elevation: 2984 ft.

Pete Lake

Stocking:
December 18, 2024 - Steelhead - 12 @ 10lbs
December 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 1130 @ 1lbs

For December:
Brook trout Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout

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Kittitas County
5.3 mi. away
255.2 acres
elevation: 2967 ft.

Waptus Lake

Stocking:
December 18, 2024 - Steelhead - 12 @ 10lbs
December 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 1130 @ 1lbs

For December:
Brook trout Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout

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Kittitas County
5.4 mi. away
77.8 acres
elevation: 4264 ft.

Spectacle Lake

Stocking:
December 18, 2024 - Steelhead - 12 @ 10lbs
December 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 1130 @ 1lbs

For December:
Cutthroat trout

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Kittitas County
7.8 mi. away
34.4 acres
elevation: 4143 ft.

Shovel

Stocking:
December 18, 2024 - Steelhead - 12 @ 10lbs
December 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 1130 @ 1lbs

For December:
Cutthroat trout

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Kittitas County
7.9 mi. away
37.2 acres
elevation: 3344 ft.

Tucquala

Stocking:
December 18, 2024 - Steelhead - 12 @ 10lbs
December 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 1130 @ 1lbs

For December:
Brook trout Rainbow trout

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