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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Lake | Pend Oreille | 144 | 1,459,079 | May 12, 2026 |
| Jameson Lake | Douglas | 142 | 4,023,531 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Roses Lake | Chelan | 140 | 615,016 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Sprague Lake | Adams | 134 | 5,745,268 | May 27, 2026 |
| Hicks Lake | Thurston | 132 | 602,159 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wapato Lake | Chelan | 131 | 2,439,622 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Island Lake | Mason | 130 | 524,250 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Lake Kapowsin | Pierce | 127 | 739,477 | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Flowing Lake | Snohomish | 124 | 741,704 | May 21, 2026 |
| Spanaway Lake | Pierce | 122 | 683,842 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Lake Lawrence | Thurston | 120 | 575,874 | May 27, 2026 |
| Martha Lake | Snohomish | 118 | 448,069 | May 26, 2026 |
| Black Lake | Pacific | 117 | 219,643 | May 18, 2026 |
| Lake Padden | Whatcom | 117 | 504,315 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Carlisle Lake | Lewis | 117 | 232,545 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Lake Goodwin | Snohomish | 115 | 1,102,257 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Lake Roesiger | Snohomish | 114 | 635,970 | May 7, 2026 |
| Kidney Lake | Skamania | 111 | 147,514 | May 9, 2016 |
| McIntosh Lake | Thurston | 110 | 559,302 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Munn Lake | Thurston | 108 | 66,049 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Lacamas Lake | Clark | 108 | 502,609 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Lake Meridian | King | 107 | 417,645 | May 4, 2026 |
| Lake Ki | Snohomish | 107 | 354,736 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Clear Lake | Pierce | 105 | 659,571 | May 7, 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.
