Fishing at
Rimrock Lake Yakima County


Rimrock Lake is a very large freshwater highland lake located in Yakima County, Washington. At an elevation of 2926 ft. and 2546.3 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including kokanee, bull trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and westslope cutthroat trout. Rimrock Lake provides a number of boat launches.

Stocked Fish: None
Lake Size: 2546.3 acres
Elevation: 2926 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (3)
Horseshoe Cove Boat Launch Peninsula Public Boat Launch Silver Beach Resort (Yakima Co.)

Rimrock Lake Stocking Reports

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Rimrock Lake Map

Rimrock Lake Fish Species

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


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Kokanee
Bull trout
Brook trout
Rainbow trout
Mountain whitefish
Westslope cutthroat trout

Rimrock Lake Fishing Reports

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

Anglers reported the most success with kokanee. Rainbow trout is also a popular species to fish for at Rimrock Lake.



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Nearby Lakes Similar to Rimrock Lake

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Rimrock Lake, including Coldwater Lake, Yale Reservoir, Skookumchuck Reservoir, Lake Merwin and Silver Lake.

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Skamania County
56.4 mi. away
773.2 acres
elevation: 2494 ft.

Coldwater Lake

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

For December:
Rainbow trout

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Clark County
70.9 mi. away
3612.1 acres
elevation: 486 ft.

Yale Reservoir

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

For December:
Kokanee Bull trout Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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Thurston County
73.6 mi. away
552.1 acres
elevation: 481 ft.

Somewhat Popular

Skookumchuck Reservoir

Stocking:
March 9, 2022 - SH - 6 @ 10lbs
March 2, 2022 - SH - 3 @ 10lbs

For December:
Rainbow trout Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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Clark County
76.5 mi. away
3835.6 acres
elevation: 242 ft.

Lake Merwin

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

For December:
Kokanee Bull trout Coho salmon Tiger muskie Chinook salmon Northern pikeminnow

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Cowlitz County
81.7 mi. away
1424.2 acres
elevation: 489 ft.

Somewhat Popular

Silver Lake

Stocking:
March 6, 2024 - Rainbow - 6825 @ 0.33lbs
February 21, 2024 - Rainbow - 2000 @ 0.4lbs

For December:
Bluegill Warmouth Coho salmon Common carp Yellow perch Black crappie Rainbow trout White crappie Brown bullhead Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish Triploid Grass Carp

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