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Bennington Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Walla Walla County
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Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Light wind (up to 12 mph)
Next best time
Today 5:54 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Jun 16
2,825 rainbow trout (142 days ago)
Weather
45°F, Partly Sunny
Wind 9 mph S - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

5:54 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:21 PM - 5:03 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:20 AM - 3:20 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
5:54 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:21 PM - 5:03 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:33 PM 40-54°Fwind to 12 mph S
Stocking history10 plants, 17,480 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Jun 16, 20262,825 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jun 12, 20262,825 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 29, 2026100 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
May 29, 20261,300 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 21, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 4, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 4, 202650 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
Apr 20, 2026180 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
Apr 17, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 16, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in

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

Email me every time Bennington Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Bennington 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.
Bennington Lake: A picture of Mill Creek Lake (also known as Bennington Lake) outside Walla Walla, Washington. I took this picture after
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Satellite view of Bennington Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Bennington Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM45°9 mphSPartly Sunny
9 AM49°12 mphSPartly Sunny
10 AM50°12 mphSWPartly Sunny
11 AM52°12 mphSWMostly Sunny
12 PM52°10 mphSWMostly Sunny
1 PM53°9 mphSWMostly Sunny
2 PM53°8 mphSWSunny
3 PM54°6 mphSWSunny
4 PM52°2 mphSSunny
5 PM49°3 mphSESunny
6 PM46°7 mphSEMostly Clear
7 PM42°8 mphSEMostly Clear
8 PM41°8 mphEMostly Clear
9 PM41°7 mphEPartly Cloudy
10 PM41°6 mphSEPartly Cloudy
11 PM40°7 mphSEMostly Clear
12 AM40°7 mphEClear
1 AM39°7 mphSEClear
2 AM38°7 mphSEClear
3 AM39°7 mphSEMostly Clear
4 AM37°7 mphSEMostly Cloudy
5 AM38°7 mphSEMostly Cloudy
6 AM38°7 mphSEPartly Sunny
7 AM39°5 mphSEMostly Cloudy

Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 12 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:39 AM
4:33 PM		Rise 2:50 AM
Set 2:51 PM		Minor 2:20 AM
Major 7:52 AM
Minor 2:21 PM
Major 8:24 PM
Fri 66:40 AM
4:32 PM		Rise 4:03 AM
Set 3:09 PM		Minor 3:33 AM
Major 8:40 AM
Minor 2:39 PM
Major 9:08 PM
Sat 76:42 AM
4:31 PM		Rise 5:15 AM
Set 3:29 PM		Minor 4:45 AM
Major 9:24 AM
Minor 2:59 PM
Major 9:52 PM
Sun 86:43 AM
4:29 PM		Rise 6:27 AM
Set 3:52 PM		Minor 5:57 AM
Major 10:12 AM
Minor 3:22 PM
Major 10:40 PM
Mon 96:45 AM
4:28 PM		Rise 7:37 AM
Set 4:21 PM		Minor 7:07 AM
Major 11:00 AM
Minor 3:51 PM
Tue 106:46 AM
4:27 PM		Rise 8:43 AM
Set 4:56 PM		Major 11:28 PM
Minor 8:13 AM
Major 11:52 AM
Minor 4:26 PM
Wed 116:48 AM
4:26 PM		Rise 9:43 AM
Set 5:40 PM		Major 12:16 AM
Minor 9:13 AM
Major 12:44 PM
Minor 5:10 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 Bennington Lake

Lakes east of the Cascades, from the Okanogan to Spokane and the Columbia Basin. Colder winters and hot summers - spring and fall are prime trout seasons.

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, brown and tiger trout, kokanee, plus bass, walleye and perch in some lakes.

Also caught here: smallmouth bass, walleye, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, tiger muskie, 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
Brown and tiger trout
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Plugs
Plugs
Spoons
Spoons
Kokanee
Spinners
Spinners
Largemouth bass
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Spinners
Spinners
Walleye
Worms
Worms
Spinners
Spinners
Minnows
Minnows
Jigs
Jigs
Perch and crappie
Worms
Worms
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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