Sixteen Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. A 43-acre lake, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Skagit County record.

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last stocked Apr 23 183 days ago

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

1 stocking 2026

5,130 fish reported

43 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 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	5,130	completed

When to fish Sixteen Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:52-11:52 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am	4:11-5:11 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:38 am-12:38 pm	5:27-6:27 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 23

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)

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
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth

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 Mcmurray	3.4 mi	Apr 22
Lake Ketchum	5.0 mi	May 6
Lake Armstrong	11 mi	Apr 22
Lake Howard	13 mi	Apr 21
Lake Ki	13 mi	Apr 23

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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.