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Alaska Fish Stocking in 2026

ADF&G stocking events by water, fish and area for 2026, with the most recent plantings.

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2026 stocking

Alaska stocking events in 2026, from the ADF&G search

ADF&G's Hatcheries and Stocking search lists 499 events at 269 waters from February 2, 2026 to October 29, 2026 in 2026, with 6,627,402 fish recorded in all. The search shows past events, not a forward schedule.

499events
269waters
14stocking areas
5fish kinds

Stocking events from the ADF&G Hatcheries and Stocking search, 2026 events read November 14, 2026. The search returns past stocking events, not a forward schedule.

Cordova
An Alaska water on the stocking circuit: Cordova.

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By fish

Alaska 2026 stocking events by kind of fish

Fish as printedEventsFish page
Rainbow trout342Rainbow trout and steelhead
Coho salmon61Silver salmon
Chinook salmon42King salmon
Arctic char34Arctic char
Lake trout20Lake trout

Stocking events from the ADF&G Hatcheries and Stocking search, 2026 events read November 14, 2026. The search returns past stocking events, not a forward schedule.

By area

Alaska 2026 stocking events by ADF&G stocking area

Stocking areaEvents
Mat-Su135
Fairbanks105
Anchorage80
Delta59
Kenai Peninsula45
Glennallen29
Kodiak Island22
Ketchikan9
Prince William Sound6
Resurrection Bay4
Petersburg-Wrangell2
Prince of Wales Island1
Sitka1
Juneau-Glacier Bay1

Stocking events from the ADF&G Hatcheries and Stocking search, 2026 events read November 14, 2026. The search returns past stocking events, not a forward schedule.

Latest events

The 40 most recent Alaska stocking events in the 2026 search

DateWater as printedStocking areaFishSpecies
October 29, 2026Campbell Point LakeAnchorage95Arctic char
October 29, 2026Sand Lake (Anchorage)Anchorage67Arctic char
October 29, 2026Finger LakeMat-Su91Arctic char
October 28, 2026Campbell Point LakeAnchorage60Arctic char
October 28, 2026Sand Lake (Anchorage)Anchorage60Arctic char
October 28, 2026Finger LakeMat-Su60Arctic char
October 28, 2026Seventeenmile Lake (Mat-Su)Mat-Su60Arctic char
October 23, 2026Knik LakeMat-Su1,708Coho salmon
October 23, 2026Memory LakeMat-Su1,639Coho salmon
October 6, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks3,216Chinook salmon
October 6, 2026Cushman LakeFairbanks6,073Chinook salmon
October 6, 2026Cushman LakeFairbanks2,887Chinook salmon
October 5, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks3,443Chinook salmon
October 5, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks4,634Chinook salmon
October 5, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks2,466Chinook salmon
October 5, 2026Cushman LakeFairbanks2,465Chinook salmon
October 2, 2026Finger LakeMat-Su24,752Coho salmon
October 1, 2026Sport LakeKenai Peninsula3,239Coho salmon
October 1, 2026Knik LakeMat-Su4,153Coho salmon
October 1, 2026Matanuska LakeMat-Su5,539Coho salmon
October 1, 2026Memory LakeMat-Su6,012Coho salmon
September 30, 2026Birch LakeFairbanks3,001Chinook salmon
September 30, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks4,918Chinook salmon
September 30, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks2,438Chinook salmon
September 30, 2026Chena LakeFairbanks2,586Chinook salmon
September 30, 2026Lost LakeFairbanks409Chinook salmon
September 29, 2026Campbell Point LakeAnchorage6,831Coho salmon
September 29, 2026DeLong LakeAnchorage9,006Coho salmon
September 29, 2026Quartz LakeDelta199Chinook salmon
September 29, 2026Quartz LakeDelta3,845Chinook salmon
September 29, 2026Otto LakeFairbanks308Chinook salmon
September 29, 2026Finger LakeMat-Su15,976Coho salmon
September 28, 2026Green Lake (Anchorage)Anchorage3,064Coho salmon
September 28, 2026Hillberg LakeAnchorage3,006Coho salmon
September 28, 2026Jewel Lake (Anchorage)Anchorage11,105Coho salmon
September 28, 2026Quartz LakeDelta4,258Chinook salmon
September 28, 2026Grayling Lake (Eielson AFB)Fairbanks1,006Chinook salmon
September 28, 2026North Pole PondFairbanks309Chinook salmon
September 22, 2026Bolio LakeDelta400Chinook salmon
September 22, 2026Coal Mine 5Delta407Chinook salmon

Stocking events from the ADF&G Hatcheries and Stocking search, 2026 events read November 14, 2026. The search returns past stocking events, not a forward schedule.

Answers

Alaska stocking, answered

How many Alaska stocking events are on this page?

499 events at 269 waters in 2026.

Which ADF&G service supplies these rows?

The ADF&G Hatcheries and Stocking search, read November 2026.

Does ADF&G publish a future stocking schedule here?

The search returns past events only, so no forward schedule is printed.

Which fish does ADF&G stock most in 2026?

Rainbow trout, with 342 events.

Which area has the most events?

Mat-Su, with 135 events.

What does the size column mean?

Average length in inches and average weight as ADF&G printed them.

Do lake pages show older stocking too?

Yes. Lake pages with SF_Lakes records show older plantings, labeled with their dates.

Are triploid fish listed?

Where ADF&G printed a ploidy note, it stays in the source rows and is not summarized here.