Stocking Report
Chinook Salmon stocking in Washington
7,144 recorded stockings, 112 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Aug 18, 2026
When chinook salmon goes in
66% of recorded stockings happen from March through May.
- 0%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 12%Mar
- 21%Apr
- 33%May
- 24%Jun
- 3%Jul
- 1%Aug
- 1%Sep
- 1%Oct
- 2%Nov
- 1%Dec
Share of all recorded chinook salmon 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 chinook salmon gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Nooksack River | Whatcom | 83 | 3,990,100 | May 23, 2011 |
| Klickitat River | Klickitat | 79 | 29,239,136 | Jun 13, 2005 |
| Chiwawa River | Chelan | 68 | 6,581,925 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Deep River | Wahkiakum | 68 | 12,544,789 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Stevens Creek | Grays Harbor | 52 | 11,093,248 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Lewis River | Cowlitz | 50 | 4,019,567 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| East Fork Satsop River | Grays Harbor | 49 | 5,458,008 | May 29, 2026 |
| Twisp River | Okanogan | 47 | 1,265,877 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Gray Wolf River | Clallam | 44 | 3,596,694 | May 26, 2026 |
| Samish River | Skagit | 42 | 31,143,973 | May 23, 2025 |
| Tucannon River | Columbia | 42 | 2,499,568 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Boyd Creek | Whatcom | 39 | 4,512,479 | May 16, 2023 |
| Coweeman River | Cowlitz | 36 | 115,698 | Jun 7, 2017 |
| Gobar Creek | Cowlitz | 36 | 3,193,799 | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Capitol Lake | Thurston | 35 | 7,267,672 | May 24, 2012 |
| Morse Creek | Clallam | 34 | 2,209,174 | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Icy Creek | King | 33 | 7,913,308 | May 11, 2026 |
| Steilacoom Lake | Pierce | 33 | 2,777,123 | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Green River | King | 29 | 19,749,363 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Chewuch River | Okanogan | 27 | 2,409,884 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Skokomish River | Mason | 26 | 1,503,401 | May 15, 2020 |
| Okanogan River | Okanogan | 24 | 450,522 | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Elochoman River | Wahkiakum | 21 | 15,932,874 | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Lake Chelan | Chelan | 20 | 574,329 | Aug 2, 2016 |
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.
