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Fishtrap Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Lincoln County
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Bite outlook today Estimate
Very good
  • Light wind (up to 8 mph)
  • Stocked 21 days ago
Next best time
Today 5:55 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 15
8,013 rainbow trout (21 days ago)
Weather
40°F
Wind 5 mph S - Slight Chance Light Rain - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

5:55 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:19 PM - 4:59 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:19 AM - 3:19 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
5:55 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:19 PM - 4:59 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 4:29 PM 38-50°Fwind to 8 mph S
Stocking history8 plants, 95,375 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 15, 20268,013 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 7, 202624,983 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 7, 202645,360 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Mar 16, 20265,004 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Mar 11, 20264,770 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 11, 20263,245 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 10, 20263,500 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Mar 6, 2026500 rainbow troutJumbo - about 3.0 lb each

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

Email me every time Fishtrap Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Fishtrap 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.
Fishtrap Lake: Happy 2017 National Public Lands Day! Thank you to the volunteers who gave back to public lands across the Pacific North
Photo: BLM Oregon & Washington, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, cropped
Satellite view of Fishtrap Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Fishtrap Lake.
Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM40°5 mphSSlight Chance Ligh
9 AM42°6 mphSSlight Chance Ligh
10 AM43°7 mphSWMostly Cloudy
11 AM46°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
12 PM48°7 mphSWSunny
1 PM49°8 mphSWMostly Sunny
2 PM50°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
3 PM50°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
4 PM48°3 mphSMostly Sunny
5 PM45°3 mphSMostly Sunny
6 PM41°3 mphSPartly Cloudy
7 PM40°3 mphSEPatchy Fog
8 PM40°3 mphSEPatchy Fog
9 PM39°3 mphSEPatchy Fog
10 PM39°3 mphEPartly Cloudy
11 PM38°5 mphEPartly Cloudy
12 AM38°5 mphEMostly Cloudy
1 AM38°5 mphEPartly Cloudy
2 AM37°5 mphEPartly Cloudy
3 AM38°3 mphEPartly Cloudy
4 AM37°5 mphEMostly Cloudy
5 AM37°5 mphEMostly Cloudy
6 AM37°5 mphEPartly Sunny
7 AM38°6 mphSEMostly Cloudy

A slight chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 8 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
Today6:40 AM
4:29 PM
Rise 2:49 AM
Set 2:49 PM
Minor 2:19 AM
Major 7:52 AM
Minor 2:19 PM
Major 8:24 PM
Fri 66:42 AM
4:27 PM
Rise 4:03 AM
Set 3:06 PM
Minor 3:33 AM
Major 8:36 AM
Minor 2:36 PM
Major 9:08 PM
Sat 76:43 AM
4:26 PM
Rise 5:17 AM
Set 3:24 PM
Minor 4:47 AM
Major 9:20 AM
Minor 2:54 PM
Major 9:52 PM
Sun 86:45 AM
4:24 PM
Rise 6:29 AM
Set 3:46 PM
Minor 5:59 AM
Major 10:08 AM
Minor 3:16 PM
Major 10:40 PM
Mon 96:46 AM
4:23 PM
Rise 7:40 AM
Set 4:13 PM
Minor 7:10 AM
Major 10:56 AM
Minor 3:43 PM
Tue 106:48 AM
4:22 PM
Rise 8:48 AM
Set 4:48 PM
Major 11:28 PM
Minor 8:18 AM
Major 11:48 AM
Minor 4:18 PM
Wed 116:49 AM
4:21 PM
Rise 9:48 AM
Set 5:32 PM
Major 12:16 AM
Minor 9:18 AM
Major 12:40 PM
Minor 5:02 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 Fishtrap 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