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Lake Meridian fishing forecast today

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

Western Washington Updated 9:08 AM PST, Nov 5 King County
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Bite outlook today Estimate
Very good
  • Light wind (up to 6 mph)
  • Stocked 16 days ago
Next best time
Today 6:13 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 20
15,000 kokanee (16 days ago)
Weather
48°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph S - pressure falling
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:13 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:36 PM - 5:16 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:40 PM - 10:40 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:37 AM - 3:37 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:13 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:36 PM - 5:16 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:40 PM - 10:40 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 4:46 PM 43-56°Fwind to 6 mph S
Stocking history8 plants, 85,114 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 20, 202615,000 kokaneeFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Oct 20, 20265,314 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 4, 20262,000 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 4, 20262,000 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
May 1, 202650,000 kokaneeFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Apr 21, 2026200 rainbow troutJumbo - about 2.0 lb each
Apr 3, 20262,600 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 24, 20268,000 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 Lake Meridian is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Lake Meridian, 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.
Lake Meridian: Again Gorgeous Fall - Lake Meridian Kent WA
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Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Lake Meridian.
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Hourly weatherNWS
9 AM48°5 mphSMostly Sunny
10 AM49°6 mphSMostly Sunny
11 AM51°6 mphSSWMostly Sunny
12 PM53°6 mphSSWPartly Sunny
1 PM54°5 mphSSWPartly Sunny
2 PM55°5 mphSSWPartly Sunny
3 PM56°3 mphSSWPartly Sunny
4 PM54°2 mphSSWPartly Sunny
5 PM53°2 mphSPartly Sunny
6 PM50°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy
7 PM48°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
8 PM47°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
9 PM46°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
10 PM44°5 mphESEMostly Cloudy
11 PM43°3 mphESEMostly Cloudy
12 AM43°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
1 AM43°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
2 AM43°3 mphSEMostly Cloudy
3 AM43°3 mphSECloudy
4 AM44°3 mphSE31% rain
5 AM44°3 mphSE33% rain
6 AM45°3 mphSESlight Chance Ligh
7 AM45°3 mphSECloudy
8 AM45°3 mphSESlight Chance Ligh

Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 6 mph. 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
Today6:58 AM
4:46 PM		Rise 3:07 AM
Set 3:06 PM		Minor 2:37 AM
Major 8:08 AM
Minor 2:36 PM
Major 8:40 PM
Fri 66:59 AM
4:44 PM		Rise 4:21 AM
Set 3:23 PM		Minor 3:51 AM
Major 8:52 AM
Minor 2:53 PM
Major 9:24 PM
Sat 77:01 AM
4:43 PM		Rise 5:35 AM
Set 3:42 PM		Minor 5:05 AM
Major 9:40 AM
Minor 3:12 PM
Major 10:08 PM
Sun 87:02 AM
4:42 PM		Rise 6:47 AM
Set 4:04 PM		Minor 6:17 AM
Major 10:28 AM
Minor 3:34 PM
Major 10:56 PM
Mon 97:04 AM
4:40 PM		Rise 7:58 AM
Set 4:31 PM		Minor 7:28 AM
Major 11:16 AM
Minor 4:01 PM
Tue 107:05 AM
4:39 PM		Rise 9:06 AM
Set 5:05 PM		Major 11:44 PM
Minor 8:36 AM
Major 12:08 PM
Minor 4:35 PM
Wed 117:07 AM
4:38 PM		Rise 10:07 AM
Set 5:49 PM		Major 12:32 AM
Minor 9:37 AM
Major 1:00 PM
Minor 5:19 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 Lake Meridian

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

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