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Colorado Trout Stocking Report

Catchable trout listings from the CPW weekly report, 2024 to 2026, by water, region and date.

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The report

What the CPW trout stocking report shows

The list below identifies where catchable trout (approximately 10") were recently stocked. The stocking report is updated every Friday during the fishing season. The date listed next to the water represents when the water was added to the report. The actual stocking day may have occurred earlier in that week.

Water name, CPW region and report date only. CPW publishes no numbers, sizes or per-water species in the report; the page states the list covers catchable trout (approximately 10") and that the date is when the water was added to the weekly report.

YearListings
2024686
2025987
2026752

CPW Fish Stocking Report and its published archive, retrieved October 25, 2026.

By region

Colorado stocking listings by CPW region

Northeast818 listings
Southeast622 listings
Southwest554 listings
Northwest431 listings
January16 listings
February92 listings
March214 listings
April280 listings
May460 listings
June429 listings
July229 listings
August222 listings
September148 listings
October218 listings
November76 listings
December41 listings
Most listed

Colorado waters listed most often, 2024 to 2026

WaterRegionListings
Ridgway ReservoirSouthwest34
Runyon LakeSoutheast28
Taylor ReservoirSouthwest27
Fountain LakeSoutheast20
Beaver Creek, Mineral CountySouthwest19
Anticline LakeSoutheast18
Vallecito ReservoirSouthwest18
Horsetooth ReservoirNortheast18
Trinidad ReservoirSoutheast16
Quail LakeSoutheast16
Pac-Man LakeSouthwest16
Tarryall ReservoirNortheast16
Monument ReservoirSoutheast16
Prospect LakeSoutheast14
Big Meadows ReservoirSouthwest14
Palmer LakeSoutheast14
Ordway ReservoirSoutheast14
Arkansas RiverSoutheast14
Georgetown LakeNorthwest13
Bear Creek, Jefferson CountyNortheast13
Gunnison PondSouthwest13
Turquoise LakeSoutheast13
Lake San CristobalSouthwest13
Cottonwood Lake, Chaffee CountySoutheast13
Standley LakeNortheast13
Douglas ReservoirNortheast13
Lon Hagler ReservoirNortheast13
Flatiron ReservoirNortheast12
Arvada ReservoirNortheast12
Ruedi ReservoirNorthwest12
Rio GrandeSouthwest12
Chatfield ReservoirNortheast12
Beaver Lake, Mesa CountyNorthwest12
Pinewood ReservoirNortheast12
Martin LakeSoutheast12
West Lake, Larimer CountyNortheast12
Chipeta LakeSouthwest12
Carter ReservoirNortheast12
Taylor Park ReservoirSouthwest12
Webster LakeNortheast11

1,837 of the 2,425 listings match a lake or river page here, which shows its own dates.

Latest

The most recent Colorado stocking listings

Date addedWaterRegion
October 23, 2026Severance City PondNortheast
October 23, 2026Roberts LakeNortheast
October 23, 2026Rifle Gap ReservoirNorthwest
October 23, 2026Mack Mesa LakeNorthwest
October 23, 2026Jayhawker Pond #1Northeast
October 23, 2026Hudson Town PondNortheast
October 23, 2026Highline LakeNorthwest
October 23, 2026Harvey Gap ReservoirNorthwest
October 23, 2026Georgetown LakeNorthwest
October 23, 2026Crystal RiverNorthwest
October 16, 2026Windsor ReservoirNortheast
October 16, 2026Webster LakeNortheast
October 16, 2026Trinidad ReservoirSoutheast
October 16, 2026San Isabel LakeNortheast
October 16, 2026Pueblo ReservoirSoutheast
October 16, 2026Pintail PondNortheast
October 16, 2026North Lake Park PondNortheast
October 16, 2026McCall LakeNortheast
October 16, 2026KOA Lake – BoulderNortheast
October 16, 2026Coot LakeNortheast
October 16, 2026Confluence LakeSouthwest
October 16, 2026Cherry Creek ReservoirNortheast
October 16, 2026Boulder Kids PondNortheast
October 9, 2026Severance City PondNortheast
October 9, 2026San Miguel RiverSouthwest
October 9, 2026Runyon LakeSoutheast
October 9, 2026Riverbend Pond #2Northeast
October 9, 2026Prospect Pond #3 SouthNortheast
October 9, 2026McMurry Park LakeNortheast
October 9, 2026Lon Hagler ReservoirNortheast
October 9, 2026Fountain LakeSoutheast
October 9, 2026Flatiron ReservoirNortheast
October 9, 2026Breeze PondNorthwest
October 9, 2026Anticline LakeSoutheast
October 2, 2026Thornton Gravel Lake #2Northeast
October 2, 2026Thomas ReservoirNortheast
October 2, 2026Sunset LakeNorthwest
October 2, 2026Quail LakeSoutheast
October 2, 2026Prospect LakeSoutheast
October 2, 2026Pike View ReservoirSoutheast
In photos

Photos to go with Colorado Trout Stocking Report

McPhee Reservoir, Colorado
McPhee Reservoir
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir
Photo: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain
Dolores River, Colorado
Dolores River
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Navajo Reservoir, Colorado
Navajo Reservoir
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Answers

Colorado trout stocking: reader questions

How many Colorado stocking listings are there for 2024 to 2026?

2,425, by water, region and date.

Does CPW publish how many trout it stocked?

Not in the report: it prints the water, the CPW region and the date, with no numbers, sizes or species.

What size are the stocked trout?

The report covers catchable trout of about 10 inches.

What does the date on the report mean?

The day the water was added to the weekly list; the stocking itself may have come earlier that week.

Which water was listed most often?

Ridgway Reservoir, 34 times.

Which CPW region has the most listings?

Northeast, with 818.

What is the latest listing?

Severance City Pond on October 23, 2026.

How often is the report updated?

Every Friday during the fishing season, according to CPW.