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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Lake | Pend Oreille | 39 | 358,468 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Canyon Creek | Clark | 39 | 100,097 | May 22, 2024 |
| Big Four Lake | Columbia | 39 | 48,499 | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Lake Shoecraft | Snohomish | 38 | 153,892 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Spring Lake | King | 37 | 164,512 | May 5, 2026 |
| Martha Lake | Grant | 37 | 232,460 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Vogler Lake | Skagit | 37 | 14,399 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Council Lake | Skamania | 36 | 131,936 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Heart Lake | Grant | 36 | 238,343 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Wagner Lake | Snohomish | 36 | 70,408 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Riley Lake | Snohomish | 36 | 91,531 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Crabapple Lake | Snohomish | 36 | 99,066 | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Plummer Lake | Lewis | 36 | 103,524 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Isabella Lake | Mason | 36 | 304,848 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Horseshoe Lake | Jefferson | 36 | 14,828 | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Deep Lake | King | 35 | 110,635 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Cascade Lake | San Juan | 35 | 256,686 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Quincy Lake | Grant | 35 | 552,901 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Burke Lake | Grant | 35 | 601,154 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Walker Lake | King | 35 | 64,415 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Jackson Lake | Pierce | 34 | 22,682 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Lake Boren | King | 34 | 80,057 | May 26, 2026 |
| Whatcom Creek | Whatcom | 34 | 27,585 | May 8, 2026 |
| Anderson Lake | Jefferson | 34 | 555,249 | Apr 24, 2019 |
See everything Washington stocks in the full Washington stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the Washington fishing spot finder.
