Mcintosh Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in April; 6,500 fish reported. A 110-acre lake, and one of 14 stocked waters on the Thurston County record.

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last stocked Apr 21 185 days ago

best window 10:17 pm-12:17 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

6,500 fish reported

110 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 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,500	completed
Apr 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,000	completed

When to fish Mcintosh Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:54-11:54 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am	4:13-5:13 am and 4:21-5:21 pm
Tomorrow	10:40 am-12:40 pm	5:28-6:28 am and 4:39-5:39 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)

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
Offutt Lake	4.5 mi	May 15
Deep Lake	7.4 mi	Apr 22
Pattison Lake	8.8 mi	Apr 24
Lake Lawrence	9.3 mi	May 27
Lake St Clair	9.4 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.