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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Lake | Okanogan | 12 | 6,100 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Lake Sahalee Tyee | Skamania | 12 | 8,743 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Bear Lake | Skamania | 12 | 7,737 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Deer Lake | Skamania | 12 | 5,367 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Texas Pond | Skagit | 12 | 2,700 | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Wheeler Lake | Mason | 12 | 11,959 | May 20, 2025 |
| Horseshoe Pond | Yakima | 12 | 1,400 | Jun 22, 2014 |
| Cascade Lake | San Juan | 12 | 332,500 | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Lake Stevens | Snohomish | 12 | 165,084 | Jun 3, 2009 |
| Connelly Creek | Lewis | 12 | 55,307 | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Wright Lake | Lewis | 11 | 1,841 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Crescent Lake | Pend Oreille | 11 | 11,554 | May 14, 2026 |
| Mission Lake | Kitsap | 11 | 41,517 | May 11, 2026 |
| Rockdale Lake | King | 11 | 2,750 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Mouse Lake | Skamania | 11 | 4,337 | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Wood Lake | Skamania | 11 | 10,313 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Clear Lake | Skamania | 11 | 15,934 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Lemei Lake | Skamania | 11 | 7,700 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Rock Lake | Skamania | 10 | 2,206 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Conrad Lake | Yakima | 10 | 1,322 | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Bear Lake | Skagit | 10 | 1,510 | Aug 2, 2025 |
| East Fork Tilton River | Lewis | 10 | 45,041 | May 29, 2003 |
| Janet Lake | Skamania | 9 | 3,640 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ginnette Lake | Yakima | 9 | 1,439 | Aug 24, 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.
