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Battle Ground Lake fishing forecast today

Today's best fishing times, weather, moon and the latest trout stocking for Battle Ground Lake in Clark County, Washington.

Western Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Clark County
WashingtonPacific Northwest
Bite outlook today Estimate
Very good
  • Calm, still conditions
  • Stocked 9 days ago
Next best time
Today 6:10 AM
Dawn
Last stocked
Oct 27
1,080 rainbow trout (9 days ago)
Weather
45°F, Partly Sunny
Wind 2 mph SE - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:10 AM - 8:10 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow
8:12 AM - 10:12 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)
2:38 PM - 5:21 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
All 5 times today
2:38 AM - 3:38 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:10 AM - 8:10 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow
8:12 AM - 10:12 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)
2:38 PM - 5:21 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:40 PM - 10:40 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 4:51 PM 43-53°Fwind to 3 mph SE
Stocking history18 plants, 33,780 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 27, 20261,080 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Oct 26, 20261,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 20, 20264,500 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 12, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 21, 20261,500 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
Apr 7, 20261,500 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 26, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 23, 20261,500 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 9, 20261,500 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 24, 20262,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 11, 20262,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jan 27, 20262,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jan 13, 20262,000 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
Jan 12, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Dec 19, 202575 rainbow troutJumbo - about 10.0 lb each
Dec 19, 2025125 rainbow troutJumbo - about 5.0 lb each
Dec 8, 20252,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Nov 21, 20252,000 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.1 lb each

From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery release records, updated daily. See the full Washington stocking report.

Email me every time Battle Ground Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Battle Ground Lake, we email you that day with how many fish and what size. At most one email a day. Free - confirm with one click, and every email has a one-click stop link.
Battle Ground Lake: Battle Ground Lake State Park
Photo: David Burn from Portland, OR, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
Satellite view of Battle Ground Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Battle Ground Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM45°2 mphSEPartly Sunny
9 AM47°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy
10 AM48°3 mphSEPartly Sunny
11 AM50°3 mphSSEPartly Sunny
12 PM51°2 mphSSEMostly Sunny
1 PM52°2 mphSMostly Sunny
2 PM53°1 mphSMostly Sunny
3 PM53°0 mphPartly Sunny
4 PM51°0 mphPartly Sunny
5 PM50°1 mphENEMostly Sunny
6 PM48°1 mphNEPatchy Fog
7 PM46°2 mphNEPartly Cloudy
8 PM45°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy
9 PM44°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy
10 PM43°2 mphENEPartly Cloudy
11 PM44°2 mphEPartly Cloudy
12 AM43°2 mphESEPartly Cloudy
1 AM43°2 mphEMostly Cloudy
2 AM43°1 mphEMostly Cloudy
3 AM42°1 mphEMostly Cloudy
4 AM44°1 mphECloudy
5 AM44°2 mphECloudy
6 AM44°3 mphESECloudy
7 AM45°3 mphESECloudy

Partly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:55 AM
4:51 PM		Rise 3:08 AM
Set 3:08 PM		Minor 2:38 AM
Major 8:12 AM
Minor 2:38 PM
Major 8:40 PM
Fri 66:57 AM
4:50 PM		Rise 4:21 AM
Set 3:27 PM		Minor 3:51 AM
Major 8:56 AM
Minor 2:57 PM
Major 9:24 PM
Sat 76:58 AM
4:48 PM		Rise 5:33 AM
Set 3:47 PM		Minor 5:03 AM
Major 9:40 AM
Minor 3:17 PM
Major 10:12 PM
Sun 87:00 AM
4:47 PM		Rise 6:44 AM
Set 4:10 PM		Minor 6:14 AM
Major 10:28 AM
Minor 3:40 PM
Major 10:56 PM
Mon 97:01 AM
4:46 PM		Rise 7:53 AM
Set 4:39 PM		Minor 7:23 AM
Major 11:16 AM
Minor 4:09 PM
Tue 107:02 AM
4:45 PM		Rise 8:59 AM
Set 5:15 PM		Major 11:44 PM
Minor 8:29 AM
Major 12:08 PM
Minor 4:45 PM
Wed 117:04 AM
4:43 PM		Rise 9:59 AM
Set 5:59 PM		Major 12:36 AM
Minor 9:29 AM
Major 1:00 PM
Minor 5:29 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Battle Ground Lake

Lowland lakes west of the Cascades, many close to Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Vancouver. Mild winters mean many of these lakes are stocked and fished year-round.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall stocking of catchable and jumbo trout in many western Washington lakes; trout feed well as water cools.

Commonly caught in this area: Rainbow trout (stocked), cutthroat, kokanee, plus largemouth bass, perch and crappie in warmer months.

Also caught here: smallmouth bass, bluegill, brook trout.

Freshly stocked trout tend to cruise near the surface and along the shoreline in the first days after a plant. Simple setups work: a small spinner, a bobber with bait or PowerBait, or a slowly trolled small lure.

Best baits here6 fish
Rainbow trout (stocked)
Dough bait
Dough bait
Worms
Worms
Spinners
Spinners
Spoons
Spoons
Cutthroat trout
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Spinners
Spinners
Flies
Flies
Kokanee
Spinners
Spinners
Largemouth bass
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Spinners
Spinners
Perch and crappie
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Jigs
Jigs
Crappie
Minnows
Minnows
Jigs
Jigs

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines recent stocking, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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