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Island Lake fishing forecast today

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

Western Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Kitsap County
WashingtonPacific Northwest
Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Next best time
Today 6:15 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 9
1,200 cutthroat trout (27 days ago)
Weather
45°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph SSW - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:15 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:38 PM - 5:17 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:44 PM - 10:44 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:39 AM - 3:39 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:15 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:38 PM - 5:17 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:44 PM - 10:44 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 4:47 PM 45-54°Fwind to 10 mph S
Stocking history8 plants, 13,065 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 9, 20261,200 cutthroat troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Sep 29, 2026800 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 18, 2026525 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 11, 20268,025 cutthroat troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 27, 2026245 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
Mar 9, 20262,030 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 5, 202640 rainbow troutJumbo - about 4.3 lb each
Dec 18, 2025200 cutthroat troutJumbo - about 1.9 lb each

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

Email me every time Island Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Island 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 Island Lake from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Island Lake.
Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM45°5 mphSSWMostly Sunny
9 AM46°5 mphSMostly Sunny
10 AM47°9 mphSMostly Sunny
11 AM50°10 mphSMostly Sunny
12 PM52°9 mphSMostly Sunny
1 PM53°9 mphSMostly Cloudy
2 PM54°9 mphSMostly Cloudy
3 PM54°9 mphSPartly Sunny
4 PM53°8 mphSPartly Sunny
5 PM52°8 mphSPartly Sunny
6 PM50°9 mphSMostly Cloudy
7 PM48°8 mphSMostly Cloudy
8 PM48°9 mphSMostly Cloudy
9 PM47°9 mphSMostly Cloudy
10 PM47°9 mphSSEMostly Cloudy
11 PM46°8 mphSMostly Cloudy
12 AM46°8 mphSCloudy
1 AM46°8 mphSMostly Cloudy
2 AM46°8 mphSCloudy
3 AM46°8 mphSCloudy
4 AM47°10 mphS56% rain
5 AM47°10 mphS54% rain
6 AM47°10 mphS27% rain
7 AM47°15 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today7:00 AM
4:47 PM
Rise 3:09 AM
Set 3:08 PM
Minor 2:39 AM
Major 8:12 AM
Minor 2:38 PM
Major 8:44 PM
Fri 67:02 AM
4:46 PM
Rise 4:24 AM
Set 3:24 PM
Minor 3:54 AM
Major 8:56 AM
Minor 2:54 PM
Major 9:28 PM
Sat 77:03 AM
4:44 PM
Rise 5:38 AM
Set 3:43 PM
Minor 5:08 AM
Major 9:40 AM
Minor 3:13 PM
Major 10:12 PM
Sun 87:05 AM
4:43 PM
Rise 6:51 AM
Set 4:04 PM
Minor 6:21 AM
Major 10:28 AM
Minor 3:34 PM
Mon 97:07 AM
4:41 PM
Rise 8:02 AM
Set 4:31 PM
Minor 7:32 AM
Major 11:16 AM
Minor 4:01 PM
Tue 107:08 AM
4:40 PM
Rise 9:10 AM
Set 5:06 PM
Major 11:48 PM
Minor 8:40 AM
Major 12:08 PM
Minor 4:36 PM
Wed 117:10 AM
4:39 PM
Rise 10:10 AM
Set 5:50 PM
Major 12:36 AM
Minor 9:40 AM
Major 1:00 PM
Minor 5:20 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 Island 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