Cougar Lake is a freshwater lake located in Okanogan County, Washington. At an elevation of 3213 ft. and 6.9 acres, it's home to a couple species of fish, including tiger trout and rainbow trout. Cougar Lake provides good shoreline access.
Stocked Fish: RainbowCougar Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 1.11 lbs. This year so far, there has been 2 stockings of rainbow at an average of 1.11 lbs. In the past, Cougar Lake stocked hundreds of rainbow averaging 0.72 lbs.
Date | Quantity | Fish |
April 18, 2024 | 100 | Rainbow @ 1.11lbs |
April 18, 2024 | 100 | Rainbow @ 1.11lbs |
April 18, 2022 | 150 | Rainbow @ 0.45lbs |
May 1, 2020 | 150 | Rainbow @ 0.46lbs |
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Cougar Lake provides good opportunities for rainbow trout. There is also a chance to catch tiger trout throughout the year.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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Rainbow trout |
An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Cougar 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.
There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Cougar Lake, including
Campbell Lake, Sullivan Pond, Dibble Lake, Little Twin Lake and Aspen Lake.
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Brook trout
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For December:
Brook trout
Tiger trout
Cutthroat trout
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