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Rock Lake fishing forecast today

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

Eastern Washington Updated 9:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Whitman County
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Bite outlook today Estimate
Very good
  • Stocked 6 days ago - fresh, hungry fish
  • Light wind (up to 8 mph)
Next best time
Today 5:54 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 30
11,520 rainbow trout (6 days ago)
Weather
44°F, Chance Light Rain
Wind 6 mph S - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

5:54 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:18 PM - 4:58 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:18 AM - 3:18 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
5:54 AM - 9:52 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:18 PM - 4:58 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:24 PM - 10:24 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 4:28 PM 39-52°Fwind to 8 mph SW
Stocking history13 plants, 380,617 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 30, 202611,520 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Oct 14, 20264,613 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Oct 14, 202613,280 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Oct 14, 202613,121 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Oct 6, 202638,220 brown troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Oct 5, 202641,790 brown troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 13, 202652,250 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 13, 202649,400 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 11, 202660,592 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
May 7, 202664,581 rainbow troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Mar 9, 202610,126 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Mar 5, 20266,124 rainbow troutSmall - under 10 in
Mar 2, 202615,000 brown troutSmall - under 10 in

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

Email me every time Rock Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Rock 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.
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Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = Rock Lake.
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Hourly weatherNWS
9 AM44°6 mphS32% rain
10 AM46°7 mphSWMostly Cloudy
11 AM48°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
12 PM49°8 mphSWMostly Sunny
1 PM51°8 mphSWMostly Sunny
2 PM52°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
3 PM51°7 mphSWMostly Sunny
4 PM50°5 mphSMostly Sunny
5 PM46°3 mphSPatchy Fog
6 PM43°3 mphSPatchy Fog
7 PM41°2 mphSPatchy Fog
8 PM40°2 mphSEPatchy Fog
9 PM40°2 mphEPatchy Fog
10 PM39°3 mphEPatchy Fog
11 PM39°3 mphEPatchy Fog
12 AM39°3 mphEPatchy Fog
1 AM39°3 mphEPatchy Fog
2 AM38°3 mphEPatchy Fog
3 AM38°3 mphEPatchy Fog
4 AM38°5 mphEMostly Cloudy
5 AM38°5 mphEMostly Cloudy
6 AM38°5 mphEPartly Sunny
7 AM38°6 mphSEMostly Cloudy
8 AM40°6 mphSEMostly Cloudy

A chance of rain before 10am, then patchy fog. Partly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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
Today6:39 AM
4:28 PM		Rise 2:48 AM
Set 2:48 PM		Minor 2:18 AM
Major 7:52 AM
Minor 2:18 PM
Major 8:24 PM
Fri 66:41 AM
4:27 PM		Rise 4:02 AM
Set 3:05 PM		Minor 3:32 AM
Major 8:36 AM
Minor 2:35 PM
Major 9:08 PM
Sat 76:42 AM
4:26 PM		Rise 5:16 AM
Set 3:24 PM		Minor 4:46 AM
Major 9:20 AM
Minor 2:54 PM
Major 9:52 PM
Sun 86:44 AM
4:24 PM		Rise 6:28 AM
Set 3:46 PM		Minor 5:58 AM
Major 10:08 AM
Minor 3:16 PM
Major 10:36 PM
Mon 96:45 AM
4:23 PM		Rise 7:39 AM
Set 4:13 PM		Minor 7:09 AM
Major 10:56 AM
Minor 3:43 PM
Tue 106:47 AM
4:22 PM		Rise 8:46 AM
Set 4:48 PM		Major 11:24 PM
Minor 8:16 AM
Major 11:48 AM
Minor 4:18 PM
Wed 116:48 AM
4:20 PM		Rise 9:47 AM
Set 5:32 PM		Major 12:16 AM
Minor 9:17 AM
Major 12:40 PM
Minor 5:02 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 Rock Lake

Lakes east of the Cascades, from the Okanogan to Spokane and the Columbia Basin. Colder winters and hot summers - spring and fall are prime trout seasons.

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, brown and tiger trout, kokanee, plus bass, walleye and perch in some lakes.

Also caught here: smallmouth bass, walleye, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, tiger muskie, 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
Brown and tiger trout
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Plugs
Plugs
Spoons
Spoons
Kokanee
Spinners
Spinners
Largemouth bass
Worms
Worms
Minnows
Minnows
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Spinners
Spinners
Walleye
Worms
Worms
Spinners
Spinners
Minnows
Minnows
Jigs
Jigs
Perch and crappie
Worms
Worms
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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