Lake Erie

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in April; 11,160 fish reported. A 114-acre lake, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Skagit County record.

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last stocked Apr 21 185 days ago

best window 10:16 pm-12:16 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

11,160 fish reported

114 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,240	completed
Apr 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	7,920	completed

When to fish Lake Erie

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:53-11:53 am and 10:16 pm-12:16 am	4:12-5:12 am and 4:19-5:19 pm
Tomorrow	10:39 am-12:39 pm	5:29-6:29 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

Last stocked Apr 21

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
Lake Campbell	1.7 mi	Mar 26
Hummel Lake	12 mi	Mar 30
Cascade Lake	17 mi	Apr 22
Sixteen Lake	18 mi	Apr 23
Lake Ketchum	18 mi	May 6

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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.