Toad Lake
Main Species: Rainbow Trout
Sub Species: Kokanee
Size:
Public Access: Yes, dock.
Boat Launch: Yes, unmaintained gravel. No gas motors allowed.
Bathrooms: Yes, portopotty
Opening Date: Last Saturday in April
Closing date: October 31st.
Located in Bellingham, Toad
lake (aka Emerald) lake holds mostly planted Rainbow trout. Opening
day and the following weeks should be quite good here but it will
slow down as the summer progresses. The 2010 plant saw lots of
catchable size rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range with 1,300
triploid trout planted. Triploids are a sterile hybrid rainbow trout
that are in the 16-17" range and weigh roughly 1 1/2 pounds each
when they are planted Fishing from a boat would be quite
productive as there is limited shore access aside from the dock and
small area near the boat launch. The boat launch is gravel and is
unmaintained so large boats may have trouble launching. Also, the
size of the lake and no gas motor restriction makes it nice to use
smaller boats, pontoons, or float tubes to fish from. Toad
lake can be a popular
spot to swim in the summer so don't expect to be fishing alone.