Eel Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record. A 347-acre lake.

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next Mar 15 2027 announced

best window 10:22 pm-12:22 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

12,500 fish reported

347 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 15 2027wk	Trout	catchable	2,000	scheduled
Mar 22 2027wk	Trout	catchable	2,500	scheduled
Apr 26 2027wk	Trout x 2 sections	catchable	4,000	scheduled

When to fish Eel Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:59-11:59 am and 10:22 pm-12:22 am	4:19-5:19 am and 4:28-5:28 pm
Tomorrow	10:46 am-12:46 pm	5:31-6:31 am and 4:49-5:49 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

Next announced stocking Mar 15 2027

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Oregon fishing forecast

Gear for this water

For the trout (trout stocked 4 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
Saunders Lake	5.5 mi	Oct 12
Butterfield Lake	6.4 mi	Oct 12
Bluebill Lake	12 mi	next Mar 29 2027
Perkins Lake	15 mi	next Apr 12 2027
Carter Lake	17 mi	next Feb 1 2027

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