Bear Lake
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in March. A 29-acre lake, and one of 6 stocked waters on the Spokane County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 3,001 | completed |
| Mar 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 300 | completed |
When to fish Bear Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:31-11:31 am and 9:54-11:54 pm | 3:50-4:50 am and 3:58-4:58 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:17 am-12:17 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:15-5:15 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
- Last stocked Mar 18
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Washington fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| 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 |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake | 15 mi | Mar 12 |
| Diamond Lake | 16 mi | Apr 17 |
| Deer Lake | 17 mi | Mar 9 |
| Jumpoff Joe Lake | 21 mi | Apr 2 |
| Liberty Lake (57) | 23 mi | Feb 25 |
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