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Goose Lake fishing forecast today

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

Western Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Skamania 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
Sep 30
7,000 cutthroat trout (36 days ago)
Weather
39°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph W - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:08 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:35 PM - 5:18 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:40 PM - 10:40 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:35 AM - 3:35 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:08 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:35 PM - 5:18 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:40 PM - 10:40 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 4:48 PM 36-45°Fwind to 5 mph W
Stocking history7 plants, 21,198 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Sep 30, 20267,000 cutthroat troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Jun 10, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 27, 20262,000 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 27, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 26, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
May 21, 2026198 cutthroat troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 11, 20263,000 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 Goose Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Goose 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.
Goose Lake: Float Tubing on Goose Lake in Washington on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, cropped
Satellite view of Goose Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Goose Lake.
Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM39°5 mphWMostly Sunny
9 AM40°5 mphWPartly Sunny
10 AM41°5 mphWNWPartly Sunny
11 AM42°5 mphWPartly Sunny
12 PM43°3 mphWPartly Sunny
1 PM44°3 mphWMostly Sunny
2 PM45°3 mphWMostly Sunny
3 PM45°2 mphWPartly Sunny
4 PM43°1 mphWPartly Sunny
5 PM40°1 mphWNWMostly Sunny
6 PM39°2 mphNPartly Cloudy
7 PM36°2 mphNPartly Cloudy
8 PM36°2 mphNPartly Cloudy
9 PM36°2 mphNMostly Cloudy
10 PM36°2 mphNMostly Clear
11 PM36°2 mphNMostly Clear
12 AM37°2 mphNPartly Cloudy
1 AM37°2 mphWMostly Cloudy
2 AM37°2 mphWSWMostly Cloudy
3 AM36°2 mphWSWMostly Cloudy
4 AM38°2 mphWMostly Cloudy
5 AM38°2 mphWMostly Cloudy
6 AM38°3 mphNWMostly Cloudy
7 AM39°2 mphNCloudy

Partly sunny. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. West wind 1 to 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:53 AM
4:48 PM
Rise 3:05 AM
Set 3:05 PM
Minor 2:35 AM
Major 8:08 AM
Minor 2:35 PM
Major 8:40 PM
Fri 66:54 AM
4:46 PM
Rise 4:18 AM
Set 3:24 PM
Minor 3:48 AM
Major 8:52 AM
Minor 2:54 PM
Major 9:24 PM
Sat 76:56 AM
4:45 PM
Rise 5:30 AM
Set 3:44 PM
Minor 5:00 AM
Major 9:36 AM
Minor 3:14 PM
Major 10:08 PM
Sun 86:57 AM
4:44 PM
Rise 6:41 AM
Set 4:07 PM
Minor 6:11 AM
Major 10:24 AM
Minor 3:37 PM
Major 10:56 PM
Mon 96:58 AM
4:42 PM
Rise 7:51 AM
Set 4:35 PM
Minor 7:21 AM
Major 11:12 AM
Minor 4:05 PM
Tue 107:00 AM
4:41 PM
Rise 8:57 AM
Set 5:11 PM
Major 11:44 PM
Minor 8:27 AM
Major 12:04 PM
Minor 4:41 PM
Wed 117:01 AM
4:40 PM
Rise 9:57 AM
Set 5:55 PM
Major 12:32 AM
Minor 9:27 AM
Major 12:56 PM
Minor 5:25 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 Goose Lake

Lowland lakes west of the Cascades, many close to Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Vancouver. Mild winters mean many of these lakes are stocked and fished year-round.

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 trout (stocked), cutthroat, kokanee, plus largemouth bass, perch and crappie in warmer months.

Also caught here: smallmouth bass, bluegill, 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
Cutthroat trout
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Spinners
Spinners
Flies
Flies
Kokanee
Spinners
Spinners
Largemouth bass
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Spinners
Spinners
Perch and crappie
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Jigs
Jigs
Crappie
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