Rotary Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly February through April in 2026, heaviest in March: rainbow trout, 4 plants in all. A 20-acre lake, and one of 5 stocked waters on the Yakima County record.

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last stocked Apr 28 178 days ago

best window 10:07 pm-12:07 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

7,966 fish reported

20 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
Feb 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,530	completed
Mar 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,120	completed
Mar 31	Rainbow trout	catchable	300	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,016	completed

When to fish Rotary Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:44-11:44 am and 10:07 pm-12:07 am	4:03-5:03 am and 4:12-5:12 pm
Tomorrow	10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:55 pm-12:55 am	5:18-6:18 am and 4:30-5:30 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 28

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)

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
Lost Lake	26 mi	May 12
Nunnally Lake	33 mi	Mar 5
Lenice Lake	35 mi	Mar 4
Milk Pond	36 mi	Apr 8
Clear Lake	37 mi	Jun 1

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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.