Stocking Report
Rainbow Trout stocking in Washington
27,628 recorded stockings, 734 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Sep 30, 2026
When rainbow trout goes in
67% of recorded stockings happen from March through May.
- 2%Jan
- 3%Feb
- 14%Mar
- 33%Apr
- 21%May
- 9%Jun
- 3%Jul
- 3%Aug
- 3%Sep
- 6%Oct
- 3%Nov
- 1%Dec
Share of all recorded rainbow 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 rainbow trout gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake | Columbia | 405 | 617,558 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Battle Ground Lake | Clark | 399 | 856,858 | May 20, 2026 |
| Fish Lake | Chelan | 341 | 6,211,770 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Rainbow Lake | Columbia | 325 | 451,886 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Spring Lake | Columbia | 324 | 494,744 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Rowland Lake | Klickitat | 315 | 642,313 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Sylvia Lake | Grays Harbor | 279 | 174,290 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Clear Lake | Spokane | 267 | 2,283,171 | May 11, 2026 |
| Watson Lake | Columbia | 260 | 373,357 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Spearfish Lake | Klickitat | 239 | 349,459 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Clear Lake | Yakima | 238 | 1,269,994 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Summit Lake | Thurston | 238 | 1,996,300 | May 15, 2026 |
| Long Lake | Thurston | 238 | 1,503,469 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Lake Aberdeen | Grays Harbor | 226 | 218,327 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Lake Sacajawea | Cowlitz | 224 | 415,811 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Rock Lake | Whitman | 220 | 5,223,276 | May 13, 2026 |
| Spencer Lake | Mason | 215 | 1,422,750 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Dalton Lake | Franklin | 212 | 512,462 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Conconully Lake | Okanogan | 206 | 1,623,777 | May 13, 2026 |
| Rotary Lake | Yakima | 201 | 297,035 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Quarry Pond | Walla Walla | 199 | 547,190 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Black Lake | Thurston | 198 | 1,348,706 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Failor Lake | Grays Harbor | 187 | 161,486 | May 20, 2026 |
| American Lake | Pierce | 186 | 1,853,268 | Jun 22, 2026 |
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.
