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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Lake | King | 89 | 371,875 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Wannacut Lake | Okanogan | 88 | 1,481,099 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Alta Lake | Okanogan | 87 | 1,045,515 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Kitsap Lake | Kitsap | 86 | 538,162 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Rapjohn Lake | Pierce | 86 | 185,084 | May 26, 2026 |
| Deep Lake | Thurston | 86 | 210,832 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Gibbs Lake | Jefferson | 84 | 36,118 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Cranberry Lake | Island | 84 | 259,831 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Lake Erie | Skagit | 84 | 318,947 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Silver Lake | Cowlitz | 84 | 299,101 | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Tiger Lake | Mason | 83 | 266,083 | May 21, 2026 |
| Storm Lake | Snohomish | 82 | 282,544 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Harts Lake | Pierce | 81 | 194,957 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Sidley Lake | Okanogan | 80 | 463,559 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Ballinger Lake | Spokane | 80 | 212,874 | May 7, 2026 |
| Island Lake | Kitsap | 79 | 95,225 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Dog Lake | Yakima | 79 | 315,558 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Bay Lake | Pierce | 79 | 288,443 | May 19, 2026 |
| Deer Lake | Island | 79 | 379,698 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Blue Lake | Grant | 79 | 4,752,925 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Panther Lake | Kitsap | 78 | 224,236 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Cottage Lake | King | 78 | 370,454 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Swofford Pond | Lewis | 77 | 326,296 | May 20, 2026 |
| Steel Lake | King | 77 | 263,882 | May 1, 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.
