Stocking Report
Brown Trout stocking in Washington
1,602 recorded stockings, 79 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Sep 17, 2026
When brown trout goes in
64% of recorded stockings happen from May through October.
- 0%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 15%Mar
- 12%Apr
- 15%May
- 7%Jun
- 7%Jul
- 2%Aug
- 8%Sep
- 25%Oct
- 7%Nov
- 1%Dec
Share of all recorded brown trout stockings in Washington, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.
States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.
Where brown trout gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunnally Lake | Grant | 9 | 18,742 | May 26, 2009 |
| Rotary Lake | Yakima | 9 | 14,678 | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Florence Lake | Pierce | 8 | 31,500 | Nov 19, 2014 |
| Offutt Lake | Thurston | 7 | 38,500 | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Munn Lake | Thurston | 7 | 16,500 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Spokane River | Spokane | 7 | 16,047 | May 5, 2009 |
| Pattison Lake | Thurston | 7 | 45,000 | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Bay Lake | Pierce | 6 | 16,000 | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Rapjohn Lake | Pierce | 6 | 12,000 | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Squalicum Lake | Whatcom | 5 | 16,885 | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Merry Lake | Grant | 5 | 5,266 | May 16, 2006 |
| Silver Lake | Pierce | 5 | 63,000 | Apr 23, 2005 |
| Clear Lake | Thurston | 5 | 29,000 | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Long Lake | Thurston | 5 | 48,500 | Oct 25, 2004 |
| Takhlakh Lake | Skamania | 4 | 10,745 | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Ice House Lake | Skamania | 4 | 7,904 | May 12, 2005 |
| Pine Lake | King | 4 | 24,000 | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Patterson Lake | Okanogan | 3 | 7,150 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Fish Lake | Spokane | 3 | 5,935 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Bear Lake | Spokane | 3 | 1,842 | May 7, 2009 |
| Council Lake | Skamania | 3 | 4,819 | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Fish Lake | Okanogan | 1 | 10,000 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Aspen Lake | Okanogan | 1 | 200 | May 13, 2025 |
| Bonaparte Lake | Okanogan | 1 | 1,500 | Oct 5, 2023 |
See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.
Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, from its fish plants dataset on data.wa.gov.
