Stocking Report
Steelhead stocking in Washington
4,293 recorded stockings, 185 waters, from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Oct 1, 2026
When steelhead goes in
86% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- 1%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 2%Mar
- 46%Apr
- 40%May
- 2%Jun
- 1%Jul
- 1%Aug
- 1%Sep
- 4%Oct
- 1%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded steelhead 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 steelhead gets stocked in Washington
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Lake | Whatcom | 7 | 10,375 | Mar 30, 2016 |
| South Fork Stillaguamish River | Snohomish | 7 | 69,607 | May 4, 2009 |
| Stump Lake | Mason | 7 | 1,750 | May 21, 2008 |
| Elk River | Grays Harbor | 7 | 34,615 | Apr 19, 2006 |
| Deep Lake | King | 6 | 15,060 | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Horseshoe Lake | Jefferson | 6 | 57,315 | Jul 8, 2013 |
| Swift Reservoir | Skamania | 6 | 216,940 | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Yale Lake | Clark | 6 | 125,677 | Jul 30, 2001 |
| Wishkah River | Grays Harbor | 5 | 83,800 | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Lake Merwin | Clark | 5 | 125,300 | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Shadow Lake | King | 5 | 17,980 | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Fivemile Lake | King | 5 | 10,281 | Oct 22, 2015 |
| Drano Lake | Skamania | 5 | 105,205 | May 7, 2014 |
| Lake Roesiger | Snohomish | 5 | 157,266 | May 30, 2006 |
| John Creek | Mason | 5 | 2,837 | May 3, 2005 |
| Morse Creek | Clallam | 5 | 25,000 | Apr 19, 2004 |
| Nineteen Creek | Lewis | 5 | 6,938 | Oct 3, 2003 |
| Rainey Creek | Lewis | 4 | 182,386 | May 16, 2024 |
| Brown Creek | Mason | 4 | 18,937 | May 4, 2016 |
| Vance Creek | Mason | 4 | 13,837 | May 4, 2016 |
| Ludlow Lake | Jefferson | 4 | 37,890 | Jul 8, 2013 |
| Greenhorn Creek | Lewis | 4 | 26,581 | Oct 29, 2008 |
| Blue Lake | Columbia | 4 | 53,248 | Sep 7, 2006 |
| Spring Lake | Columbia | 4 | 60,625 | Sep 5, 2006 |
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.
