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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.

  1. 4%Jan
  2. 5%Feb
  3. 13%Mar
  4. 45%Apr
  5. 24%May
  6. 4%Jun
  7. 1%Jul
  8. 0%Aug
  9. 0%Sep
  10. 0%Oct
  11. 1%Nov
  12. 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

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Ripple CreekClallam851,900Aug 1, 2002
Twisp RiverOkanogan7175,933Apr 23, 2026
Bean CreekPacific7338,994Apr 10, 2026
Green CreekPacific7362,000Apr 15, 2025
Nisqually RiverThurston725,814Mar 13, 2025
Decker CreekMason71,290Jun 2, 2021
Damon CreekGrays Harbor72,515Jun 8, 2017
Ennis CreekClallam71,585May 1, 2017
Bogachiel RiverClallam754,124Feb 28, 2015
Deer CreekWhatcom7192,020Feb 5, 2010
Carlisle LakeLewis7186,885May 22, 2008
Newaukum RiverLewis651,009May 1, 2024
Beaver CreekKitsap697,000Feb 4, 2022
Stossel CreekKing6815Apr 7, 2018
Foster CreekLewis6139,500Mar 3, 2018
Bill CreekLewis6119,400Jan 26, 2017
Clear CreekPierce6659Apr 1, 2016
Germany CreekCowlitz65,339Apr 5, 2010
Mill CreekWahkiakum613,045Apr 1, 2010
Lake UnionKing5552Mar 24, 2026
Hall CreekKing51,633Mar 21, 2025
White RiverPierce5898Apr 5, 2022
Russian CreekPacific5367,115Apr 15, 2021
Spurgeon CreekThurston5119,663Jun 20, 2017

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.

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