Cain Lake is a freshwater lake located in Whatcom County, Washington. At an elevation of 396 ft. and 71.2 acres, it's home to a couple species of fish, including yellow perch, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. Cain Lake provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.
Stocked Fish: RainbowCain Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.62 lbs. This year so far, there has been 1 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Cain Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.5 lbs.
Date | Quantity | Fish |
April 15, 2024 | 6000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
April 18, 2023 | 2880 | Rainbow @ 0.34lbs |
April 12, 2023 | 3300 | Rainbow @ 0.34lbs |
April 11, 2023 | 3600 | Rainbow @ 0.34lbs |
April 19, 2022 | 3060 | Rainbow @ 0.29lbs |
April 12, 2022 | 6000 | Rainbow @ 0.5lbs |
April 6, 2021 | 6462 | Rainbow @ 0.56lbs |
April 29, 2020 | 6000 | Rainbow @ 0.45lbs |
April 3, 2017 | 9505 | Rainbow @ 0.63lbs |
March 29, 2016 | 9600 | Rainbow @ 0.63lbs |
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Cain Lake provides excellent opportunities for rainbow trout as well as good opportunities for yellow perch and largemouth bass.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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Largemouth bass |
An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Cain 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 Cain Lake.
A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.
There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Cain Lake, including
Lake Padden, Toad Lake, Squalicum Lake, Beaver Lake and Lake Fazon.
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