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Lake Thomas Stevens County

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Lake Thomas is a large freshwater lake located in Stevens County, Washington. At an elevation of 3151 ft. and 208.7 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including tench, brook trout, tiger trout, yellow perch, black crappie, rainbow trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish. Lake Thomas provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 208.7 acres
Elevation: 3151 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (1)
Lake Gillette Campground
Shoreline Access: Good

Lake Thomas Stocking Reports

Lake Thomas has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.42 lbs. This year so far, there has been 1 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.4 lbs. In the past, Lake Thomas stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.39 lbs.

Date	Quantity	Fish
April 11, 2025	3450	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 4, 2024	9001	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 12, 2023	9003	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 18, 2022	9003	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 29, 2020	2419	Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
April 28, 2020	5001	Rainbow @ 0.33lbs
April 26, 2017	3408	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 21, 2017	4392	Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
April 12, 2016	7819	Rainbow @ 0.37lbs

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Lake Thomas Map

Lake Thomas Fish Species

Lake Thomas provides good opportunities for yellow perch, black crappie, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. There is also a chance to catch tench, brook trout, tiger trout and pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Tench
Brook trout
Tiger trout
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Rainbow trout
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Lake Thomas Fishing Reports

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

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

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

Lake Thomas Pictures & Media

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Nearby Lakes Similar to Lake Thomas

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Lake Thomas, including Heritage Lake, Black Lake, Little Twin Lake, Big Meadow Lake and Yokum Lake.

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