Stocking Report
Rainbow Trout stocking in Washington
19,676 recorded stockings, 489 waters, from Washington state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Jul 9, 2026
When rainbow trout goes in
70% of recorded stockings happen from March through May.
- 3%Jan
- 3%Feb
- 15%Mar
- 35%Apr
- 19%May
- 7%Jun
- 3%Jul
- 2%Aug
- 3%Sep
- 5%Oct
- 2%Nov
- 2%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 114,409 records to work out why.
Where rainbow trout gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Curl Lake | Columbia | 104 | 159,527 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Bear Lake | Spokane | 103 | 105,159 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Blackmans Lake | Snohomish | 102 | 202,983 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Swift Reservoir | Skamania | 101 | 5,931,056 | May 20, 2026 |
| Phillips Lake | Mason | 100 | 319,299 | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Benson Lake | Mason | 100 | 295,613 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Lily Lake | Chelan | 100 | 224,463 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Lake McMurray | Skagit | 99 | 451,544 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Lake Kokanee | Mason | 94 | 448,381 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Leland Lake | Jefferson | 94 | 260,397 | May 21, 2026 |
| Wildcat Lake | Kitsap | 92 | 283,409 | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Lake Wooten | Mason | 91 | 310,952 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Clear Lake | Chelan | 91 | 244,731 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Badger Lake | Spokane | 90 | 898,119 | May 11, 2026 |
| Wentworth Lake | Clallam | 90 | 140,996 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Devereaux Lake | Mason | 89 | 229,904 | May 18, 2026 |
| Tye Lake | King | 89 | 104,900 | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Rattlesnake Lake | King | 89 | 371,875 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Alta Lake | Okanogan | 87 | 1,045,515 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Kitsap Lake | Kitsap | 85 | 536,059 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Cranberry Lake | Island | 84 | 259,831 | Apr 22, 2026 |
See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.
