Horseshoe Lake fishing forecast today
Today's best fishing times, weather, moon and the latest trout stocking for Horseshoe Lake in Cowlitz County, Washington.
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- Light wind (up to 6 mph)
Best times to fish
All 4 times today
Good Light wind (up to 10 mph) - Rain likely (79%)
All 5 times this day
Good Light wind (up to 10 mph) - Moon times line up with dawn or dusk
All 5 times this day
Good Light wind (up to 6 mph) - New moon - biggest tides of the month
Good Light wind (up to 7 mph) - New moon - biggest tides of the month
Good Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)
All 5 times this day
Good Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)
All 6 times this day
Stocking history11 plants, 21,172 fish in 12 months
| Date | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 72 rainbow trout | Jumbo - about 8.3 lb each |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,500 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| May 15, 2026 | 30 rainbow trout | Jumbo - about 3.0 lb each |
| May 5, 2026 | 3,240 brown trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 3,920 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 3,120 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 3,240 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3,000 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 2,000 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 15 rainbow trout | Jumbo - about 10.0 lb each |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 35 rainbow trout | Jumbo - about 5.0 lb each |
From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery release records, updated daily. See the full Washington stocking report.
Hourly weatherNWS
Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Sun and moonWaning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
| Day | Sun | Moon | Solunar periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:57 AM 4:52 PM | Rise 3:09 AM Set 3:09 PM | Minor 2:39 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:39 PM Major 8:44 PM |
| Fri 6 | 6:58 AM 4:50 PM | Rise 4:22 AM Set 3:28 PM | Minor 3:52 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:58 PM Major 9:28 PM |
| Sat 7 | 6:59 AM 4:49 PM | Rise 5:34 AM Set 3:48 PM | Minor 5:04 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:18 PM Major 10:12 PM |
| Sun 8 | 7:01 AM 4:48 PM | Rise 6:45 AM Set 4:11 PM | Minor 6:15 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:41 PM |
| Mon 9 | 7:02 AM 4:47 PM | Rise 7:55 AM Set 4:40 PM | Minor 7:25 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 4:10 PM |
| Tue 10 | 7:04 AM 4:45 PM | Rise 9:01 AM Set 5:15 PM | Major 11:48 PM Minor 8:31 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:45 PM |
| Wed 11 | 7:05 AM 4:44 PM | Rise 10:01 AM Set 6:00 PM | Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:31 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 5:30 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 Horseshoe 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
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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