Tex Smith Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout and arctic char water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread May to August; 1,584 fish reported. A 15-acre lake.

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last stocked Aug 24 60 days ago

best window 10:54 pm-12:54 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,584 fish reported

15 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Arctic char 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
May 28	Arctic char	500	completed
May 28	Rainbow trout	543	completed
Aug 24	Rainbow trout	156	completed
Aug 24	Rainbow trout	385	completed

When to fish Tex Smith Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am	4:54-5:54 am and 4:43-5:43 pm
Tomorrow	11:17 am-1:17 pm	6:33-7:33 am and 4:40-5:40 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Alaska Time (AKDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Aug 24

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Alaska fishing forecast

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Junction Lake	1.9 mi	Jun 10
Buffalo Lake	5.6 mi	May 28
Old Road Lake	6.3 mi	Aug 24
Tolsona Lake	8.0 mi	Jun 10
South Jans Lake	14 mi	Jun 15

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Records from Alaska Department of Fish and Game (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Alaska fishing regulations.