Shady Lake is a freshwater lake located in King County, Washington. At an elevation of 534 ft. and 20.7 acres, it's home to a couple species of fish, including rainbow trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish. Shady Lake provides good shoreline access and a boat launch.
Stocked Fish: RainbowShady Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.56 lbs. This year so far, there has been 2 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.56 lbs. In the past, Shady Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.41 lbs.
| Date | Quantity | Fish |
| March 31, 2025 | 3200 | Rainbow @ 0.56lbs |
| March 31, 2025 | 3200 | Rainbow @ 0.56lbs |
| April 15, 2024 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
| April 12, 2023 | 3900 | Rainbow @ 0.33lbs |
| April 1, 2022 | 3000 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
| April 5, 2021 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.33lbs |
| April 22, 2020 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.38lbs |
| April 21, 2020 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.38lbs |
| March 21, 2017 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.4lbs |
| April 18, 2016 | 3400 | Rainbow @ 0.42lbs |
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Shady Lake provides excellent opportunities for rainbow trout as well as good opportunities for largemouth bass. There is also a chance to catch pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | ||||||||||||
| Largemouth bass | ||||||||||||
| Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Shady Lake over the past few years.
Anglers reported the most success with rainbow trout.
A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.
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There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Shady Lake, including
Peterson Lake, Shadow Lake, Lake Boren, Tradition Lake and Holm Lake.
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