Paulina Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record. A 1,371-acre lake. The Oregon state record brown trout, 28 lb 5 oz, came from this water in 2002.

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next Jun 21 2027 announced

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

2 stockings 2026

5,000 fish reported

1,371 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

State record fish caught here

Oregon state record Trout, Brown 28 lb 5 oz Ronald Lane · 2002

Certified by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them. Record book read October 2026.

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jun 21 2027wk	Trout	catchable	2,500	scheduled
Jul 5 2027wk	Trout	catchable	2,500	scheduled

When to fish Paulina Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:47-11:47 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am	4:07-5:07 am and 4:16-5:16 pm
Tomorrow	10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am	5:18-6:18 am and 4:37-5:37 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 Jun 21 2027

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Oregon fishing forecast

Gear for this water

For the trout (trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth

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
East Lake	2.5 mi	next Jun 21 2027
Fall River	13 mi	Oct 5
Hosmer Lake	31 mi	next Jul 12 2027
Benson Lake	47 mi	next Mar 29 2027
Duncan Reservoir	48 mi	next May 10 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.