Stocking Report
Cutthroat Trout stocking in Washington
2,634 recorded stockings, 258 waters, from Washington state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Jul 9, 2026
When cutthroat trout goes in
69% of recorded stockings happen from May through September.
- 2%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 3%Mar
- 4%Apr
- 22%May
- 14%Jun
- 4%Jul
- 11%Aug
- 18%Sep
- 14%Oct
- 4%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 114,409 records to work out why.
Where cutthroat trout gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chelan | Chelan | 182 | 2,511,907 | May 28, 2026 |
| Goose Lake | Skamania | 83 | 217,520 | May 21, 2026 |
| Marshall Lake | Pend Oreille | 63 | 1,208,834 | May 19, 2026 |
| Kachess Lake | Kittitas | 59 | 2,784,761 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 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 | 39 | 70,893 | May 14, 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 |
| Lake Cavanaugh | Skagit | 31 | 294,667 | May 19, 2026 |
| Tiger Lake | Mason | 31 | 143,504 | May 11, 2026 |
| Aldrich Lake | Mason | 30 | 42,527 | May 14, 2026 |
| Cady Lake | Mason | 29 | 41,361 | May 1, 2026 |
| Melbourne Lake | Mason | 29 | 89,336 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Petit Lake | Pend Oreille | 28 | 90,135 | May 15, 2026 |
| Blackmans Lake | Snohomish | 28 | 210,080 | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Lake Goss | Island | 27 | 247,731 | May 21, 2026 |
| Tarboo Lake | Jefferson | 27 | 74,648 | May 13, 2026 |
See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.
