Black Lake

Rainbow trout water; 9 stockings on the 2026 record.

Pacific County · Washington · see it on the national map

9 stockings 2026

May 18 last stocked

9,472 fish reported

28 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 9 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,500	completed
Apr 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,035	completed
Apr 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	465	completed
Apr 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	50	completed
Apr 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,000	completed
Apr 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	267	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	155	completed
May 11	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,000	completed
May 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,000	completed

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 9 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
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

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
Loomis Lake	8.4 mi	May 15
Coffenbury Lake OR	11 mi	next Sep 14
Cullaby Lake OR	17 mi	next Mar 8 2027
Duck Lake (22)	45 mi	May 20
Lake Aberdeen	48 mi	Jun 12

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