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Fish Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Chelan County
WashingtonPacific Northwest
Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Light wind (up to 5 mph)
Next best time
Today 6:08 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 5
4,200 rainbow trout (31 days ago)
Weather
41°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 mph N - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:08 AM - 10:04 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:30 PM - 5:09 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:36 PM - 10:36 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:31 AM - 3:31 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:08 AM - 10:04 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:30 PM - 5:09 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:36 PM - 10:36 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 4:39 PM 40-53°Fwind to 5 mph NW
Stocking history17 plants, 245,398 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 5, 20264,200 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Oct 5, 20262,800 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Sep 10, 202611,606 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Sep 9, 202610,800 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Sep 8, 20266,400 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Sep 4, 20269,800 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Sep 4, 20269,800 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Jun 2, 202670,000 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 24, 202625,400 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 24, 202624,600 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 15, 202652,000 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 10, 2026300 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
Apr 10, 20261,620 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 9, 20264,252 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 9, 20264,320 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 25, 20263,750 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 25, 20263,750 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 Fish Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Fish 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 Fish Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Fish Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM41°2 mphNMostly Sunny
9 AM41°3 mphNWMostly Sunny
10 AM42°3 mphNWMostly Sunny
11 AM47°3 mphNWPartly Sunny
12 PM49°5 mphNWPartly Sunny
1 PM51°3 mphNWPartly Sunny
2 PM53°3 mphNWMostly Sunny
3 PM52°2 mphNWMostly Sunny
4 PM52°1 mphNSlight Chance Ligh
5 PM50°1 mphNSlight Chance Ligh
6 PM47°2 mphNSlight Chance Ligh
7 PM45°2 mphNWMostly Cloudy
8 PM45°1 mphNMostly Cloudy
9 PM43°1 mphNWMostly Cloudy
10 PM41°1 mphNMostly Cloudy
11 PM40°0 mphMostly Cloudy
12 AM40°0 mphPartly Cloudy
1 AM39°0 mphPartly Cloudy
2 AM39°0 mphMostly Cloudy
3 AM39°0 mphMostly Cloudy
4 AM39°0 mph33% rain
5 AM38°0 mph33% rain
6 AM40°0 mph33% rain
7 AM39°0 mph33% rain

A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. 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
Today6:53 AM
4:39 PM		Rise 3:01 AM
Set 3:00 PM		Minor 2:31 AM
Major 8:04 AM
Minor 2:30 PM
Major 8:36 PM
Fri 66:55 AM
4:37 PM		Rise 4:16 AM
Set 3:16 PM		Minor 3:46 AM
Major 8:48 AM
Minor 2:46 PM
Major 9:20 PM
Sat 76:56 AM
4:36 PM		Rise 5:30 AM
Set 3:34 PM		Minor 5:00 AM
Major 9:32 AM
Minor 3:04 PM
Major 10:04 PM
Sun 86:58 AM
4:35 PM		Rise 6:43 AM
Set 3:56 PM		Minor 6:13 AM
Major 10:20 AM
Minor 3:26 PM
Major 10:52 PM
Mon 96:59 AM
4:33 PM		Rise 7:54 AM
Set 4:23 PM		Minor 7:24 AM
Major 11:08 AM
Minor 3:53 PM
Tue 107:01 AM
4:32 PM		Rise 9:02 AM
Set 4:57 PM		Major 11:40 PM
Minor 8:32 AM
Major 12:00 PM
Minor 4:27 PM
Wed 117:02 AM
4:31 PM		Rise 10:03 AM
Set 5:41 PM		Major 12:28 AM
Minor 9:33 AM
Major 12:52 PM
Minor 5:11 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 Fish 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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