Fishing at
Flowing Lake Snohomish County

Flowing Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Snohomish County, Washington. At an elevation of 529 ft. and 130.6 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead and largemouth bass. Flowing Lake provides good shoreline access and a number of boat launches.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 130.6 acres
Elevation: 529 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (2)
Flowing Lake Flowing Lake County Park
WDFW Access: Yes
Shoreline Access: Good

Flowing Lake Stocking Reports

Flowing Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.62 lbs. This year so far, there has been 2 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.42 lbs. In the past, Flowing Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.44 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
May 8, 2024 2900 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 18, 2024 2760 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
May 10, 2023 4018 Rainbow @ 0.47lbs
April 4, 2023 4545 Rainbow @ 0.44lbs
May 18, 2022 2665 Rainbow @ 0.38lbs
May 10, 2022 3062 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 15, 2022 4512 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
May 10, 2021 2928 Rainbow @ 0.55lbs
April 13, 2021 4515 Rainbow @ 0.47lbs
May 26, 2020 1600 Rainbow @ 0.5lbs
May 18, 2020 4030 Rainbow @ 0.5lbs
May 4, 2020 2703 Rainbow @ 0.39lbs
April 7, 2020 1824 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
May 3, 2017 2950 Rainbow @ 0.45lbs
April 10, 2017 3700 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
March 29, 2017 3000 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
May 3, 2016 3550 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 12, 2016 560 Rainbow @ 0.63lbs
March 9, 2016 1802 Rainbow @ 0.59lbs
March 7, 2016 5025 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs


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Flowing Lake Map

Flowing Lake Fish Species

Flowing Lake provides good opportunities for yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown bullhead and largemouth bass.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Yellow perch
Rainbow trout
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass

Flowing Lake Fishing Reports

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

Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout. Largemouth bass is also a popular species to fish for at Flowing Lake.

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

Flowing Lake - Rainbow Trout Fishing Tips

At Flowing Lake, the best time for catching rainbow trout is morning. Anglers also reported success with rainbow trout around afternoon. Popular baits used include power bait and worms for rainbow trout. Trolling and bottom fishing from shore are the common and successful methods used at Flowing Lake to catch rainbow trout.

Flowing Lake - Largemouth Bass Fishing Tips

The most popular time for catching largemouth bass at Flowing Lake is morning. Anglers also reported success with largemouth bass around evening. Anglers often fish by bottom fishing from boat and top fishing from boat for largemouth bass.


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There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Flowing Lake, including Panther Lake, Storm Lake, Lake Roesiger, Blackmans Lake and Tye Lake.

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April 22, 2024 - Rainbow - 4128 @ 0.42lbs
April 22, 2024 - Rainbow - 3351 @ 0.41lbs

For December:
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Stocking:
April 25, 2024 - Rainbow - 1738 @ 0.45lbs
April 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 4140 @ 0.43lbs

For December:
Rainbow trout Largemouth bass Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)
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Stocking:
April 9, 2024 - Rainbow - 2244 @ 0.45lbs
March 18, 2024 - Rainbow - 3500 @ 0.4lbs

For December:
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Stocking:
November 7, 2024 - Rainbow - 787 @ 1lbs
October 30, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 0.91lbs

For December:
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 Somewhat Popular

Tye Lake

Stocking:
November 22, 2024 - Rainbow - 825 @ 1.25lbs
May 7, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 0.4lbs

For December:
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