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Diamond Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 9:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Pend Oreille County
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Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Calm, still conditions
Next best time
Today 5:55 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
May 12
40,000 rainbow trout (177 days ago)
Weather
40°F, Chance Light Rain
Wind 2 mph SW - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

5:55 AM - 9:48 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:15 PM - 4:54 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:16 AM - 3:16 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
5:55 AM - 9:48 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:15 PM - 4:54 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:20 PM - 10:20 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 4:24 PM 38-45°Fwind to 3 mph S
Stocking history8 plants, 95,692 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
May 12, 202640,000 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 22, 20262,314 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Apr 22, 202612,676 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Apr 21, 202614,023 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Apr 17, 20265,890 brown troutSmall - under 10 in
Apr 17, 20265,605 brown troutSmall - under 10 in
Apr 17, 2026184 rainbow troutJumbo - about 3.0 lb each
Apr 17, 202615,000 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 Diamond Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Diamond 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 Diamond Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Diamond Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
9 AM40°2 mphSW54% rain
10 AM41°3 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
11 AM42°3 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
12 PM43°3 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
1 PM43°3 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
2 PM45°3 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
3 PM45°2 mphSWSlight Chance Ligh
4 PM45°0 mphMostly Sunny
5 PM43°1 mphEAreas Of Fog
6 PM41°0 mphAreas Of Fog
7 PM40°1 mphEAreas Of Fog
8 PM40°1 mphEAreas Of Fog
9 PM39°1 mphNEAreas Of Fog
10 PM39°1 mphNEAreas Of Fog
11 PM38°1 mphNEAreas Of Fog
12 AM37°0 mphAreas Of Fog
1 AM37°0 mphAreas Of Fog
2 AM35°0 mphAreas Of Fog
3 AM34°0 mphAreas Of Fog
4 AM33°0 mphAreas Of Fog
5 AM32°0 mphAreas Of Fog
6 AM32°0 mphAreas Of Fog
7 AM33°1 mphEAreas Of Fog
8 AM35°1 mphEAreas Of Fog

Areas of fog and a chance of rain. Partly sunny. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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
Today6:40 AM
4:24 PM		Rise 2:46 AM
Set 2:45 PM		Minor 2:16 AM
Major 7:48 AM
Minor 2:15 PM
Major 8:20 PM
Fri 66:41 AM
4:23 PM		Rise 4:01 AM
Set 3:02 PM		Minor 3:31 AM
Major 8:32 AM
Minor 2:32 PM
Major 9:04 PM
Sat 76:43 AM
4:21 PM		Rise 5:16 AM
Set 3:19 PM		Minor 4:46 AM
Major 9:20 AM
Minor 2:49 PM
Major 9:48 PM
Sun 86:44 AM
4:20 PM		Rise 6:29 AM
Set 3:41 PM		Minor 5:59 AM
Major 10:04 AM
Minor 3:11 PM
Major 10:36 PM
Mon 96:46 AM
4:18 PM		Rise 7:41 AM
Set 4:07 PM		Minor 7:11 AM
Major 10:56 AM
Minor 3:37 PM
Tue 106:47 AM
4:17 PM		Rise 8:49 AM
Set 4:41 PM		Major 11:24 PM
Minor 8:19 AM
Major 11:44 AM
Minor 4:11 PM
Wed 116:49 AM
4:16 PM		Rise 9:50 AM
Set 5:24 PM		Major 12:12 AM
Minor 9:20 AM
Major 12:36 PM
Minor 4:54 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 Diamond 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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