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Blue Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Columbia County
WashingtonPacific Northwest
Bite outlook today Estimate
Very good
  • Light wind (up to 12 mph)
  • Stocked 21 days ago
Next best time
Today 5:52 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 15
2,015 rainbow trout (21 days ago)
Weather
45°F, Chance Rain Showers
Wind 8 mph SW - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

5:52 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:19 PM - 5:00 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:18 AM - 3:18 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
5:52 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:19 PM - 5:00 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 4:30 PM 40-50°Fwind to 12 mph SW
Stocking history16 plants, 25,565 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 15, 20262,015 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jun 18, 20261,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jun 17, 20261,625 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Jun 3, 20261,950 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 20, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 20, 202650 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
May 4, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 28, 202650 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
Apr 28, 20262,550 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 24, 20261,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 9, 20261,625 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 31, 2026100 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.5 lb each
Mar 31, 20264,320 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 24, 2026100 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.3 lb each
Feb 24, 20263,120 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Nov 12, 2025960 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 Blue Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Blue 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.
Satellite view of Blue Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Blue Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM45°8 mphSW30% rain
9 AM46°10 mphSW30% rain
10 AM47°12 mphSWPartly Sunny
11 AM48°10 mphSWMostly Sunny
12 PM50°10 mphSWMostly Sunny
1 PM49°9 mphSWMostly Sunny
2 PM49°8 mphSWSunny
3 PM49°7 mphSWSunny
4 PM46°3 mphSWSunny
5 PM43°3 mphSSunny
6 PM41°5 mphSMostly Clear
7 PM41°7 mphSEMostly Clear
8 PM40°6 mphSEMostly Clear
9 PM41°6 mphSMostly Clear
10 PM41°5 mphSMostly Clear
11 PM40°6 mphSMostly Clear
12 AM41°6 mphSMostly Clear
1 AM41°6 mphSClear
2 AM41°6 mphSMostly Clear
3 AM41°7 mphSMostly Clear
4 AM40°7 mphSMostly Cloudy
5 AM41°7 mphSMostly Cloudy
6 AM41°7 mphSPartly Sunny
7 AM42°7 mphSMostly Cloudy

A chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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
Today6:37 AM
4:30 PM		Rise 2:48 AM
Set 2:49 PM		Minor 2:18 AM
Major 7:52 AM
Minor 2:19 PM
Major 8:20 PM
Fri 66:39 AM
4:29 PM		Rise 4:01 AM
Set 3:06 PM		Minor 3:31 AM
Major 8:36 AM
Minor 2:36 PM
Major 9:08 PM
Sat 76:40 AM
4:28 PM		Rise 5:14 AM
Set 3:26 PM		Minor 4:44 AM
Major 9:20 AM
Minor 2:56 PM
Major 9:52 PM
Sun 86:42 AM
4:26 PM		Rise 6:25 AM
Set 3:49 PM		Minor 5:55 AM
Major 10:08 AM
Minor 3:19 PM
Major 10:36 PM
Mon 96:43 AM
4:25 PM		Rise 7:35 AM
Set 4:17 PM		Minor 7:05 AM
Major 10:56 AM
Minor 3:47 PM
Tue 106:44 AM
4:24 PM		Rise 8:42 AM
Set 4:52 PM		Major 11:24 PM
Minor 8:12 AM
Major 11:48 AM
Minor 4:22 PM
Wed 116:46 AM
4:23 PM		Rise 9:42 AM
Set 5:37 PM		Major 12:16 AM
Minor 9:12 AM
Major 12:40 PM
Minor 5:07 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 Blue 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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