Shady Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked once in 2026; 4,500 fish reported. A 21-acre lake, and one of 29 stocked waters on the King County record.

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last stocked Apr 6 200 days ago

best window 10:14 pm-12:14 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

4,500 fish reported

21 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,500	completed

When to fish Shady Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:51-11:51 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am	4:10-5:10 am and 4:17-5:17 pm
Tomorrow	10:37 am-12:37 pm	5:26-6:26 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 6

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 1 time 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
Lake Desire	0.8 mi	Oct 15
Spring Lake	1.0 mi	May 5
Shadow Lake	1.9 mi	May 15
Wilderness Lake	5.0 mi	Apr 13
Lake Meridian	5.1 mi	May 4

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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.