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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Creek | Chelan | 28 | 520,963 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Davis Lake | Ferry | 28 | 102,503 | May 15, 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 |
| Island Lake | Kitsap | 27 | 34,174 | May 11, 2026 |
| Crabapple Lake | Snohomish | 26 | 213,743 | May 20, 2026 |
| Davis Lake | Pend Oreille | 26 | 306,194 | May 18, 2026 |
| Frater Lake | Pend Oreille | 26 | 67,851 | May 18, 2026 |
| Noname Lake | Whatcom | 26 | 149,666 | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Grimes Lake | Douglas | 26 | 192,923 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Placid Lake | Skamania | 25 | 46,925 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Art Lake | Lewis | 25 | 1,874 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Deer Lake | Island | 25 | 255,192 | May 21, 2026 |
| Trails End Lake | Thurston | 25 | 23,929 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Lake Margaret | King | 25 | 176,582 | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Lake Terrell | Whatcom | 25 | 404,110 | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Mystic Lake | Pend Oreille | 25 | 119,813 | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Lipsy Lake | King | 24 | 1,800 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Deep Lake | Stevens | 24 | 465,544 | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Sunday Lake | King | 23 | 7,198 | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Christmas Lake | King | 23 | 4,700 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Lake Padden | Whatcom | 23 | 234,540 | Nov 13, 2025 |
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.
