W Medical Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to October. A 206-acre lake, and the most-stocked water on the Spokane County record for 2026.

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last stocked Oct 7 16 days ago

best window 9:56-11:56 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

7,171 fish reported

206 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	500	completed
Mar 12	Rainbow trout	catchable	6,171	completed
Oct 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	500	completed

When to fish W Medical Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:33-11:33 am and 9:56-11:56 pm	3:52-4:52 am and 4:00-5:00 pm
Tomorrow	10:19 am-12:19 pm and 10:43 pm-12:43 am	5:07-6:07 am and 4:17-5:17 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

Stocked 16 days ago (Oct 7)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Washington fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising 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
Hog (Canyon) Lake	14 mi	Oct 7
Badger Lake	16 mi	Mar 4
Fishtrap Lake	17 mi	Mar 11
Williams Lake	17 mi	Mar 13
Bear Lake	29 mi	Mar 18

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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.