Swofford Pond is a large freshwater lake located in Lewis County, Washington. At an elevation of 781 ft. and 216.5 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including warmouth, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, channel catfish, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish. Swofford Pond provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.
Stocked Fish: RainbowSwofford Pond has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.56 lbs. This year so far, there has been 5 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Swofford Pond stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.4 lbs.
Date | Quantity | Fish |
May 21, 2024 | 4000 | Rainbow @ 0.5lbs |
April 25, 2024 | 4800 | Rainbow @ 0.42lbs |
March 28, 2024 | 5600 | Rainbow @ 0.36lbs |
March 21, 2024 | 5800 | Rainbow @ 0.34lbs |
March 14, 2024 | 4800 | Rainbow @ 0.42lbs |
May 24, 2023 | 5000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
April 20, 2023 | 5600 | Rainbow @ 0.36lbs |
March 23, 2023 | 5400 | Rainbow @ 0.37lbs |
March 16, 2023 | 11200 | Rainbow @ 0.36lbs |
May 26, 2022 | 4600 | Rainbow @ 0.43lbs |
April 21, 2022 | 5000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
March 29, 2022 | 5600 | Rainbow @ 0.36lbs |
March 10, 2022 | 12180 | Rainbow @ 0.34lbs |
May 19, 2021 | 480 | Rainbow @ 0.42lbs |
May 19, 2021 | 4140 | Rainbow @ 0.43lbs |
April 15, 2021 | 4800 | Rainbow @ 0.42lbs |
March 24, 2021 | 2000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
March 24, 2021 | 3240 | Rainbow @ 0.37lbs |
March 18, 2021 | 5000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
May 21, 2020 | 720 | Rainbow @ 0.56lbs |
April 16, 2020 | 5000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
March 26, 2020 | 3600 | Rainbow @ 0.56lbs |
March 19, 2020 | 4000 | Rainbow @ 0.5lbs |
March 12, 2020 | 4400 | Rainbow @ 0.45lbs |
May 25, 2017 | 4000 | Rainbow @ 0.5lbs |
April 21, 2017 | 5000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
March 30, 2017 | 4880 | Rainbow @ 0.41lbs |
March 23, 2017 | 4820 | Rainbow @ 0.41lbs |
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Swofford Pond provides opportunities for warmouth, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead, channel catfish, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.
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Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Swofford Pond over the past few years.
Anglers reported the most success with largemouth bass.
Rainbow trout is also a popular species to fish for at Swofford Pond.
A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.
There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Swofford Pond, including
Lake Scanewa, Castle Lake, Mineral Lake, Clear Lake and Skookumchuck Reservoir.
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Coho salmon
Rainbow trout
Chinook salmon
Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)
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For December:
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Largemouth bass
Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)
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For December:
Kokanee
Green sunfish
Rainbow trout
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
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For December:
Rainbow trout
Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)
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