Lake Padden fishing forecast today
Today's best fishing times, weather, moon and the latest trout stocking for Lake Padden in Whatcom County, Washington.
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- Moderate wind (up to 13 mph)
Best times to fish
All 4 times today
Fair Rain likely (98%) - Moderate wind (up to 18 mph)
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Fair Breezy - up to 23 mph - Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Rain likely (70%)
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Fair Thunderstorms possible - get off the water if you hear thunder - New moon - biggest tides of the month - Moderate wind (up to 17 mph)
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Good Light wind (up to 5 mph) - New moon - biggest tides of the month
Good Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Rain likely (84%) - Moderate wind (up to 18 mph)
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Good Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Moderate wind (up to 16 mph)
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Stocking history6 plants, 57,440 fish in 12 months
| Date | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | 1,750 rainbow trout | Large - about 12 to 15 in |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 4,200 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 4,200 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 6,600 rainbow trout | Catchable - about 10 to 12 in |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 10,675 cutthroat trout | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 30,015 kokanee | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery release records, updated daily. See the full Washington stocking report.
Hourly weatherNWS
Partly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sun and moonWaning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
| Day | Sun | Moon | Solunar periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:02 AM 4:44 PM | Rise 3:08 AM Set 3:06 PM | Minor 2:38 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:36 PM Major 8:40 PM |
| Fri 6 | 7:04 AM 4:42 PM | Rise 4:24 AM Set 3:22 PM | Minor 3:54 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:52 PM Major 9:28 PM |
| Sat 7 | 7:05 AM 4:41 PM | Rise 5:39 AM Set 3:39 PM | Minor 5:09 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:09 PM Major 10:12 PM |
| Sun 8 | 7:07 AM 4:39 PM | Rise 6:53 AM Set 4:00 PM | Minor 6:23 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:30 PM Major 10:56 PM |
| Mon 9 | 7:09 AM 4:38 PM | Rise 8:06 AM Set 4:26 PM | Minor 7:36 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 3:56 PM |
| Tue 10 | 7:10 AM 4:36 PM | Rise 9:14 AM Set 4:59 PM | Major 11:44 PM Minor 8:44 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:29 PM |
| Wed 11 | 7:12 AM 4:35 PM | Rise 10:16 AM Set 5:43 PM | Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:46 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 5:13 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 Padden
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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