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Spencer Lake fishing forecast today

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

Western Washington Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 Mason County
WashingtonPacific Northwest
Bite outlook today Estimate
Good
  • Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Next best time
Today 6:16 AM
Prime: Dawn + Major moon period
Last stocked
Oct 9
2,625 cutthroat trout (27 days ago)
Weather
45°F, Partly Sunny
Wind 6 mph SW - pressure steady
Moon
Waning crescent
11% lit

Best times to fish

6:16 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:39 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:44 PM - 10:44 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
All 4 times today
2:40 AM - 3:40 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:16 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Major solunar period (moon overhead)
2:39 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed
8:44 PM - 10:44 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 4:49 PM 44-54°Fwind to 9 mph SSW
Stocking history12 plants, 19,440 fish in 12 months
DateFishSize
Oct 9, 20262,625 cutthroat troutFry or fingerlings (future seasons)
Sep 28, 20262,534 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.1 lb each
Sep 28, 20261,466 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.2 lb each
May 20, 20261,820 rainbow troutLarge - about 12 to 15 in
Apr 22, 20262,015 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 21, 20263,000 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Apr 8, 20263,800 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Mar 23, 2026680 rainbow troutCatchable - about 10 to 12 in
Feb 20, 2026143 rainbow troutJumbo - about 4.3 lb each
Jan 15, 2026400 rainbow troutJumbo - about 4.3 lb each
Dec 18, 2025300 cutthroat troutJumbo - about 1.9 lb each
Nov 24, 2025657 rainbow troutJumbo - about 1.4 lb each

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

Email me every time Spencer Lake is stocked with troutAn ongoing alert, not a one-off: whenever Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) releases fish into Spencer 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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Hourly weatherNWS
8 AM45°6 mphSWPartly Sunny
9 AM47°6 mphSSWMostly Sunny
10 AM49°8 mphSSWPartly Sunny
11 AM50°9 mphSSWMostly Sunny
12 PM52°9 mphSSWMostly Sunny
1 PM53°8 mphSSWPartly Sunny
2 PM53°8 mphSSWMostly Cloudy
3 PM54°7 mphSSWPartly Sunny
4 PM53°6 mphSSWPartly Sunny
5 PM52°5 mphSSWMostly Sunny
6 PM50°3 mphSSWMostly Cloudy
7 PM47°3 mphSSWMostly Cloudy
8 PM46°3 mphSWMostly Cloudy
9 PM45°2 mphSWMostly Cloudy
10 PM44°2 mphSSWMostly Cloudy
11 PM44°0 mphMostly Cloudy
12 AM44°0 mphCloudy
1 AM44°1 mphSCloudy
2 AM44°1 mphSCloudy
3 AM43°2 mphSSWSlight Chance Ligh
4 AM44°3 mphS68% rain
5 AM45°3 mphS59% rain
6 AM45°3 mphS23% rain
7 AM46°6 mphS21% rain

Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today7:01 AM
4:49 PM		Rise 3:10 AM
Set 3:09 PM		Minor 2:40 AM
Major 8:12 AM
Minor 2:39 PM
Major 8:44 PM
Fri 67:02 AM
4:48 PM		Rise 4:25 AM
Set 3:26 PM		Minor 3:55 AM
Major 8:56 AM
Minor 2:56 PM
Major 9:28 PM
Sat 77:04 AM
4:46 PM		Rise 5:38 AM
Set 3:45 PM		Minor 5:08 AM
Major 9:44 AM
Minor 3:15 PM
Major 10:12 PM
Sun 87:05 AM
4:45 PM		Rise 6:50 AM
Set 4:07 PM		Minor 6:20 AM
Major 10:28 AM
Minor 3:37 PM
Mon 97:07 AM
4:44 PM		Rise 8:01 AM
Set 4:34 PM		Minor 7:31 AM
Major 11:20 AM
Minor 4:04 PM
Tue 107:08 AM
4:43 PM		Rise 9:09 AM
Set 5:09 PM		Major 11:48 PM
Minor 8:39 AM
Major 12:08 PM
Minor 4:39 PM
Wed 117:10 AM
4:41 PM		Rise 10:09 AM
Set 5:53 PM		Major 12:36 AM
Minor 9:39 AM
Major 1:00 PM
Minor 5:23 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 Spencer 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

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