Riffe Lake fishing forecast today
Today's best fishing times, weather, moon and the latest trout stocking for Riffe Lake in Lewis County, Washington.
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- Light wind (up to 5 mph)
- Stocked 9 days ago
Best times to fish
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Good Light wind (up to 12 mph) - Stocked 10 days ago - Rain likely (90%)
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Very good Light wind (up to 12 mph) - Stocked 11 days ago - Moon times line up with dawn or dusk
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Good Stocked 12 days ago - New moon - biggest tides of the month - Rain likely (75%)
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Very good Light wind (up to 10 mph) - Stocked 13 days ago - New moon - biggest tides of the month
Good Stocked 14 days ago - Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Moderate wind (up to 15 mph)
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Good Stocked 15 days ago - Moon times line up with dawn or dusk - Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)
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Stocking history7 plants, 1,080,318 fish in 12 months
| Date | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | 14,857 cutthroat trout | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37,393 steelhead | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 49,076 steelhead | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| May 26, 2026 | 49,076 steelhead | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 508,400 chinook | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 410,000 chinook | Fry or fingerlings (future seasons) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 11,516 cutthroat trout | 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
Mostly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 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 | 6:56 AM 4:49 PM | Rise 3:07 AM Set 3:07 PM | Minor 2:37 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:37 PM Major 8:40 PM |
| Fri 6 | 6:58 AM 4:47 PM | Rise 4:21 AM Set 3:25 PM | Minor 3:51 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:55 PM Major 9:24 PM |
| Sat 7 | 6:59 AM 4:46 PM | Rise 5:34 AM Set 3:45 PM | Minor 5:04 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:15 PM Major 10:12 PM |
| Sun 8 | 7:01 AM 4:45 PM | Rise 6:45 AM Set 4:07 PM | Minor 6:15 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:37 PM Major 10:56 PM |
| Mon 9 | 7:02 AM 4:43 PM | Rise 7:56 AM Set 4:35 PM | Minor 7:26 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 4:05 PM |
| Tue 10 | 7:04 AM 4:42 PM | Rise 9:02 AM Set 5:11 PM | Major 11:44 PM Minor 8:32 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:41 PM |
| Wed 11 | 7:05 AM 4:41 PM | Rise 10:02 AM Set 5:55 PM | Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:32 AM Major 1:00 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 Riffe 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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