Soldiers Meadow Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked once in 2026; 3,000 fish reported. A 114-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Sep 28 25 days ago

best window 9:52-11:52 pm solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

3,000 fish reported

114 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked Oct 19.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Sep 28wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,000	completed

When to fish Soldiers Meadow Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm	3:47-4:47 am and 3:56-4:56 pm
Tomorrow	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am	5:02-6:02 am and 4:16-5:16 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 Pacific Time (PDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked 25 days ago (Sep 28)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Idaho 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 1 time 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
Watson Lake WA	45 mi	Jun 9
Deer Lake WA	45 mi	May 15
Curl Lake (Landlocked) WA	45 mi	Jun 3
Rainbow Lake WA	46 mi	Jun 17
Blue Lake WA	46 mi	Jun 18

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