Stocking Report
Coho Salmon stocking in Washington
5,611 recorded stockings, 248 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Jul 21, 2026
When coho salmon goes in
69% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- 4%Jan
- 5%Feb
- 13%Mar
- 45%Apr
- 24%May
- 4%Jun
- 1%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 0%Sep
- 0%Oct
- 1%Nov
- 2%Dec
Share of all recorded coho 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 coho salmon gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowlitz River | Cowlitz | 555 | 73,137,038 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Washougal River | Clark | 206 | 7,200,491 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Big Soos Creek | King | 205 | 15,520,770 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Fork Creek | Pacific | 193 | 12,876,459 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Sol Duc River | Clallam | 189 | 18,430,976 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Issaquah Creek | King | 167 | 13,859,119 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| East Fork Satsop River | Grays Harbor | 154 | 25,557,666 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Kalama River | Cowlitz | 141 | 10,661,146 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Voight Creek | Pierce | 136 | 21,950,006 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Cascade River | Skagit | 119 | 8,980,028 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Lake Washington | King | 115 | 1,114,706 | May 30, 2026 |
| Wallace River | Snohomish | 109 | 5,376,628 | May 1, 2026 |
| Miller Creek | King | 108 | 852,715 | Feb 3, 2024 |
| Naselle River | Pacific | 103 | 29,879,366 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Bingham Creek | Mason | 98 | 861,733 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Klickitat River | Klickitat | 93 | 72,875,915 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Purdy Creek | Mason | 89 | 8,956,119 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Deep River | Wahkiakum | 86 | 13,425,801 | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Clarks Creek | Pierce | 82 | 2,911,369 | May 5, 2026 |
| Dungeness River | Clallam | 81 | 16,557,583 | May 16, 2026 |
| Stevens Creek | Grays Harbor | 79 | 27,475,530 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Hylebos Creek | Pierce | 78 | 126,798 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Lewis River | Cowlitz | 71 | 6,370,598 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Kendall Creek | Whatcom | 65 | 4,648,101 | May 1, 2026 |
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.
