Stocking Report
Cutthroat Trout stocking in Washington
3,721 recorded stockings, 387 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Sep 21, 2026
When cutthroat trout goes in
71% of recorded stockings happen from May through September.
- 2%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 2%Mar
- 3%Apr
- 18%May
- 12%Jun
- 4%Jul
- 16%Aug
- 21%Sep
- 15%Oct
- 3%Nov
- 3%Dec
Share of all recorded cutthroat trout 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 cutthroat trout gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chelan | Chelan | 184 | 2,514,607 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Goose Lake | Skamania | 83 | 217,520 | May 21, 2026 |
| Marshall Lake | Pend Oreille | 63 | 1,208,834 | May 19, 2026 |
| Kachess Lake | Kittitas | 60 | 2,864,214 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Lake Goodwin | Snohomish | 54 | 973,167 | May 20, 2026 |
| Cowlitz River | Cowlitz | 47 | 1,513,849 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Spencer Lake | Mason | 46 | 202,630 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Martha Lake | Snohomish | 43 | 422,289 | May 26, 2026 |
| Williams Lake | Spokane | 43 | 629,613 | May 18, 2026 |
| Battle Ground Lake | Clark | 42 | 132,095 | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Clara Lake | Chelan | 40 | 71,043 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Pierre Lake | Stevens | 39 | 566,485 | May 15, 2026 |
| Badger Lake | Spokane | 36 | 588,000 | May 14, 2026 |
| Leland Lake | Jefferson | 35 | 38,801 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Moss Lake | King | 32 | 5,105 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Browns Lake | Pend Oreille | 32 | 257,321 | May 18, 2026 |
| Offutt Lake | Thurston | 32 | 337,894 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Lake Cavanaugh | Skagit | 31 | 294,667 | May 19, 2026 |
| Tiger Lake | Mason | 31 | 143,504 | May 11, 2026 |
| Long Lake | Ferry | 31 | 260,224 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Aldrich Lake | Mason | 30 | 42,527 | May 14, 2026 |
| Bumping Lake | Yakima | 29 | 509,360 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Cady Lake | Mason | 29 | 41,361 | May 1, 2026 |
| Melbourne Lake | Mason | 29 | 89,336 | Apr 3, 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.
