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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow Lake | Whatcom | 1 | 200 | Jul 24, 2005 |
| Shaw Lake | Snohomish | 1 | 150 | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Carson Lake | Mason | 1 | 760 | May 12, 2005 |
| Loch Katrine | King | 1 | 80 | Oct 2, 2004 |
| Brannian Creek | Whatcom | 1 | 120 | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Granite Lake | Skagit | 1 | 600 | Jun 20, 2004 |
| Stossel Creek | King | 1 | 200 | May 23, 2004 |
| Deer Lake | King | 1 | 13,024 | May 18, 2004 |
| Hicks Lake | Thurston | 1 | 309 | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Horseshoe Lake | Pend Oreille | 1 | 992 | Oct 16, 2003 |
| Lena Lake | Jefferson | 1 | 3,207 | Aug 29, 2003 |
| Bear Creek | Skagit | 1 | 300 | Aug 3, 2003 |
| Oyster Creek | Skagit | 1 | 200 | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Racehorse Creek | Whatcom | 1 | 50 | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Langlois Lake | King | 1 | 2 | Jun 12, 2003 |
| Lake Charles | Chelan | 1 | 250 | May 22, 2003 |
| Clear Lake | Chelan | 1 | 1,300 | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Thomas Lake | Skamania | 1 | 1,000 | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Cool Creek | Chelan | 1 | 823 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Dorothy Creek | Clallam | 1 | 2,000 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Icy Creek | King | 1 | 1,646 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Goober Pond | Mason | 1 | 1,479 | Jul 31, 2002 |
| Lake Merwin | Clark | 1 | 700 | Jul 25, 2002 |
| Lake Shoecraft | Snohomish | 1 | 2,100 | Jun 19, 2002 |
See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.
