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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammamish River | King | 1 | 50,437 | May 24, 2018 |
| Buckskin Lake | Okanogan | 1 | 172 | May 5, 2017 |
| Humptulips River | Grays Harbor | 1 | 557,855 | May 13, 2015 |
| Swift Reservoir | Skamania | 1 | 16,200 | Oct 7, 2013 |
| Wentworth Lake | Clallam | 1 | 116,000 | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Bonaparte Creek | Okanogan | 1 | 99,293 | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Wolf Creek | Okanogan | 1 | 35,769 | Apr 2, 2004 |
| Lake Creek | Okanogan | 1 | 17,241 | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Snake River | Franklin | 1 | 33,505 | Mar 4, 2003 |
| South Fork Willapa River | Pacific | 1 | 100,000 | Dec 14, 2002 |
| Sherwood Creek | Mason | 1 | 10,000 | Nov 9, 2002 |
| Lake Merwin | Clark | 1 | 59,936 | May 8, 2002 |
| Nooksack River | Whatcom | 1 | 56,800 | Apr 27, 2002 |
| Ballinger Lake | Spokane | 1 | 40,000 | Apr 13, 2002 |
| Gold Creek | Okanogan | 1 | 13,659 | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Gold Creek | Clallam | 1 | 69,000 | Jun 25, 2001 |
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.
