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Stocking Report

Golden Trout stocking in Washington

195 recorded stockings, 51 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.

Latest recorded stocking: Aug 28, 2026

When golden trout goes in

77% of recorded stockings happen from September through October.

  1. 1%Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. 2%Jun
  7. 8%Jul
  8. 7%Aug
  9. 44%Sep
  10. 33%Oct
  11. 6%Nov
  12. Dec

Share of all recorded golden 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 golden trout gets stocked in Washington

WaterCountyStockingsFishLast recorded
Lost LakeOkanogan48,344Sep 25, 2014
Gillette LakeSkamania411,707Nov 14, 2012
Mary LakeKing3450Aug 28, 2026
Nazanne LakeKing31,440Jul 25, 2026
Cougar LakeKing31,590Jul 18, 2026
Sunset LakeSnohomish31,570Sep 10, 2021
Gunn LakeSnohomish3480Oct 2, 2020
Boner LakeKing3275Sep 30, 2020
Lake LepulKing3150Aug 12, 2019
King LakeChelan31,590Sep 28, 2018
Lake EdnaChelan3420Oct 7, 2014
Freezeout LakeWhatcom3900Oct 3, 2014
Mica LakeSnohomish21,843Oct 19, 2024
Iceberg LakeKing21,998Oct 5, 2024
Scheelite LakeOkanogan2400Jun 29, 2023
Choral LakeChelan2260Sep 4, 2021
Clear LakeChelan2430Sep 20, 2014
Crescent LakeOkanogan2390Oct 9, 2006
Milk LakeChelan2320Sep 23, 2006
Marion LakeChelan170Sep 4, 2009
SMC LakeKing1810Sep 28, 2006
Angeline LakeKing13,000Sep 26, 2006
Loch KatrineKing1750Oct 5, 2002
Baker LakeKittitas1400Sep 21, 2002

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.

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