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Stocking Report

Chum Salmon stocking in Washington

1,157 recorded stockings, 75 waters, from Washington state agency records. Every water links to its own page.

Latest recorded stocking: May 1, 2026

When chum salmon goes in

77% of recorded stockings happen from March through April.

  1. 3%Jan
  2. 11%Feb
  3. 35%Mar
  4. 42%Apr
  5. 7%May
  6. 1%Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. 0%Oct
  11. Nov
  12. 1%Dec

Share of all recorded chum 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 114,409 records to work out why.

Where chum salmon gets stocked in Washington

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Finch CreekMason86319,953,025Apr 1, 2026
Weaver CreekMason70281,416,033Apr 1, 2026
Whatcom CreekWhatcom6327,949,128Mar 26, 2026
Grays RiverWahkiakum553,854,505Apr 8, 2026
East Fork Satsop RiverGrays Harbor497,042,720Mar 23, 2026
Purdy CreekMason4823,012,278Apr 3, 2026
Kendall CreekWhatcom4528,082,580May 1, 2026
Woodland CreekThurston4512,054Apr 6, 2026
Fork CreekPacific426,982,967Mar 26, 2026
Chambers CreekPierce317,017Mar 22, 2026
East Fork Lewis RiverClark291,360,787Apr 14, 2026
Skokomish RiverMason2817,386,315Apr 3, 2026
Lilliwaup CreekMason281,943,023Feb 17, 2017
Olalla CreekKitsap26179,412Feb 25, 2026
Venema CreekKing25432,748Apr 21, 2012
Wishkah RiverGrays Harbor242,581,873Apr 1, 2025
Big Beef CreekKitsap24372,515Apr 1, 2006
Chimacum CreekJefferson24298,955Apr 27, 2004
North RiverPacific231,966,962Apr 21, 2023
Squalicum CreekWhatcom229,583Mar 23, 2026
Tahuya RiverMason20620,780Feb 28, 2015
John CreekMason20480,317Feb 23, 2009
Donkey CreekGrays Harbor199,491,158Mar 11, 2026
Woodard CreekThurston18562,000Jan 13, 2025

See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.

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