Green Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to October. A 250-acre lake, and one of 29 stocked waters on the King County record.

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last stocked Oct 13 10 days ago

best window 10:15 pm-12:15 am solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

12,332 fish reported

250 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	5,700	completed
Apr 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	5,000	completed
Oct 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,632	completed

When to fish Green Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:52-11:52 am and 10:15 pm-12:15 am	4:11-5:11 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:38 am-12:38 pm	5:27-6:27 am and 4:36-5:36 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 10 days ago (Oct 13)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Washington fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 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
Haller Lake	2.9 mi	Apr 27
Bitter Lake	3.4 mi	Apr 27
Cottage Lake	13 mi	Apr 14
Lake Boren	13 mi	May 26
Stickney Lake	14 mi	Apr 17

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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.