Lake Padden

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. A 148-acre reservoir, and the most-stocked water on the Whatcom County record for 2026.

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last stocked Apr 24 182 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

16,750 fish reported

148 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 14	Rainbow trout	catchable	6,600	completed
Apr 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,200	completed
Apr 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,200	completed
Apr 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,750	completed

When to fish Lake Padden

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:52-11:52 am and 10:15 pm-12:15 am	4:12-5:12 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:39 am-12:39 pm	5:29-6:29 am and 4:35-5:35 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 24

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 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

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
Toad Lake	6.7 mi	Apr 23
Cain Lake	6.7 mi	Apr 21
Squalicum Lake	8.1 mi	Apr 24
Lake Fazon	12 mi	Feb 9
Cascade Lake	19 mi	Apr 22

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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.