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Utah Fish Stocking in 2026

The DWR year-to-date stocking table, totalled by county and species, with the newest rows.

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2026 so far

Utah DWR stocking totals for 2026

The DWR stocking report for 2026 lists 2,312 plantings of 9,697,573 fish in 671 waters, dated January 6, 2026 through November 19, 2026. Water names are DWR’s own short forms, so a row reads like “ABERDUNK L FL”; they are printed here as DWR prints them. DWR gives an average length for each row but prints no unit with it.

2,312plantings
9,697,573fish
671waters
29counties

DWR fish stocking table for 2026, year to date (DWR stocking report; water names are DWR abbreviations), read November 11, 2026.

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Utah water on the DWR stocking report: Salt Lake City.

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By county

Utah 2026 stocking by county

CountyPlantingsFishWaters
Box Elder County252,219,9887
Wasatch County1661,839,77017
Sevier County1201,241,28929
Duchesne County233636,427110
Daggett County87481,00822
Summit County254388,548124
Utah County262327,46743
Garfield County127318,00360
San Juan County29243,00611
Millard County16182,0745
Carbon County61175,6065
Piute County21173,5907
Sanpete County115165,55550
Salt Lake County164154,22928
Washington County61142,39314
Emery County31135,9739
Morgan County18125,4093
Rich County18112,1966
Juab County2284,3604
Beaver County3274,32510
Cache County6073,02813
Davis County8470,74010
Uintah County5667,64126
Kane County4261,4078
Tooele County3956,1625
Weber County7254,76211
Wayne County4834,84428
Iron County3634,61012
Grand County1323,1637

DWR fish stocking table for 2026, year to date (DWR stocking report; water names are DWR abbreviations), read November 11, 2026.

By species

Which fish DWR planted most in Utah in 2026

Species as printedFish
Rainbow3,101,069
Walleye2,242,660
Kokanee1,640,938
Cutthroat979,704
Splake380,206
Tiger trout309,567
Wiper230,872
Brook trout207,030
Brown trout205,289
Cutbow ctbl*rtwv174,024
Grayling arctic104,250
Muskie tiger37,477
Sucker34,784
Channel catfish20,903
Lake trout19,870
Chub8,369

DWR fish stocking table for 2026, year to date (DWR stocking report; water names are DWR abbreviations), read November 11, 2026.

Newest rows

The latest Utah stocking rows on the DWR report

DateWater as printedCountyNumberSpecies
November 19, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
November 19, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
November 9, 2026PANGUITCH LGarfield18,000Cutthroat
November 9, 2026PANGUITCH LGarfield8,040Cutthroat
November 9, 2026SCOFIELD RESCarbon21,060Cutthroat
November 5, 2026SANDY COMMUNITY FISHERYSalt Lake250Rainbow
November 4, 2026SALEM PONDUtah225Rainbow
November 3, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
November 3, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
November 3, 2026MEADOW CRK PWeber177Brook trout
November 3, 2026MINERSVILLE RESBeaver4,950Rainbow
November 3, 2026OTTER CR RESPiute29,478Rainbow
November 3, 2026POND AT POULTER PRESERVEWeber177Brook trout
November 2, 2026BOUNTIFUL PONDDavis1,600Rainbow
November 2, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,433Rainbow
November 2, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch828Rainbow
November 2, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch297Rainbow
November 2, 2026OTTER CR RESPiute5,355Rainbow
November 2, 2026OTTER CR RESPiute2,065Rainbow
November 2, 2026OTTER CR RESPiute33,335Rainbow
November 2, 2026STRAWBERRY RESWasatch4,455Rainbow
October 30, 2026HYRUM RESCache10,938Rainbow
October 28, 2026BIG SANDWASH RESDuchesne5,499Rainbow
October 28, 2026BIG SANDWASH RESDuchesne3,740Cutbow ctbl*rtwv
October 28, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
October 28, 2026DEER CR RESWasatch2,691Rainbow
October 28, 2026PORCUPINE RESCache2,072Lake trout
October 27, 2026BAKER RESWashington370Tiger trout
October 27, 2026BAKER RESWashington632Rainbow
October 27, 2026GLASSMANS PONDWeber550Rainbow
October 27, 2026JENSEN NATURE PARK PONDDavis750Rainbow
October 27, 2026KAYSVILLE STAKE PONDDavis873Rainbow
October 27, 2026MEADOW CRK PWeber200Rainbow
October 27, 2026MEADOW CRK PWeber755Rainbow
October 27, 2026POND AT POULTER PRESERVEWeber526Rainbow
October 27, 2026SCOFIELD RESCarbon9,992Tiger trout
October 27, 2026SCOFIELD RESCarbon555Tiger trout
October 27, 2026SCOFIELD RESCarbon2,775Tiger trout
October 27, 2026STEED PONDDavis526Rainbow
October 27, 2026WELLSVILLE RESCache800Rainbow

DWR fish stocking table for 2026, year to date (DWR stocking report; water names are DWR abbreviations), read November 11, 2026.

Answers

Utah stocking, answered

How many fish has DWR stocked in Utah in 2026?

9,697,573 fish in 2,312 plantings, by the year-to-date report.

Which county got the most fish?

Box Elder County, with 2,219,988 fish.

Which fish does DWR plant most?

Rainbow, by number of fish.

Why are the water names abbreviated?

DWR shortens them in the report; they are kept as printed rather than guessed.

What unit is the average length?

DWR prints none, so no unit is added here.

Does each lake page show its stocking?

Lake pages show the stocking rows DWR lists on the Fish Utah page for that water, with dates.

Are older years available?

DWR keeps an archive back to 2002 on the same report page.

Does DWR stock community ponds?

Yes, many 2026 rows are city and county ponds in the community fisheries program.