Tanwax Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread April to May, heaviest in April; 8,823 fish reported. A 174-acre reservoir, and one of 17 stocked waters on the Pierce County record.

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last stocked May 20 156 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

8,823 fish reported

174 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 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,000	completed
Apr 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,000	completed
Apr 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	50	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,773	completed

When to fish Tanwax 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	5:26-6:26 am and 4:37-5:37 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 May 20

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)

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
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points

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 Whitman	1.0 mi	Mar 10
Clear Lake	1.4 mi	May 7
Ohop Lake	3.1 mi	Mar 31
Rapjohn Lake	4.7 mi	May 26
Silver Lake	6.5 mi	Apr 20

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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.