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Washington Trout Stocking

Every 2026 WDFW trout plant: the water, the fish, the count, the size and the hatchery, newest first.

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The program

How WDFW stocks Washington lakes

In 2026, WDFW staff are stocking 15.5 million trout and kokanee in more than 500 lowland lakes statewide (WDFW news release May 21, 2026). Lowland Lake Opener: fourth Saturday in April; hundreds of lakes are stocked. Trout Derby: tagged derby trout in more than 100 lakes.

The WDFW trout plants report for 2026 lists 1,040 plants from January 2, 2026 to October 27, 2026 in 36 counties; 844 of them match a lake in this guide. Each row gives the water, the fish, the count, the size in fish per pound and the hatchery.

1,040plants
2,215,880fish counted
36counties
247lake pages

WDFW Trout Plants report (rows January 2 to October 27, 2026), read October 31, 2026.

Newest plants

The most recent WDFW trout plants

DateWaterFishCountSizeCounty
October 27, 2026Battle Ground LakeRainbow1,0802.60 fish per poundClark County
October 27, 2026Lacamas LakeRainbow4,0002.60 fish per poundClark County
October 26, 2026Battle Ground LakeRainbow1,0002.60 fish per poundClark County
October 26, 2026Klineline PondRainbow2,0002.60 fish per poundClark County
October 26, 2026Long's PondCutthroat1501.60 fish per poundThurston County
October 26, 2026Ward LakeCutthroat3061.60 fish per poundThurston County
October 22, 2026SARGE HUBBARD PondRainbow110.10 fish per poundYakima County
October 22, 2026SARGE HUBBARD PondRainbow490.20 fish per poundYakima County
October 22, 2026TIMS PondRainbow490.20 fish per poundYakima County
October 22, 2026TIMS PondRainbow110.10 fish per poundYakima County
October 19, 2026BEAVER Lakes T24Rainbow1,2500.47 fish per poundKing County
October 16, 2026Leland LakeCutthroat4501.62 fish per poundJefferson County
October 15, 2026Blackmans LakeRainbow4500.60 fish per poundSnohomish County
October 15, 2026Lake DesireRainbow9050.60 fish per poundKing County
October 14, 2026Blackmans LakeRainbow4500.60 fish per poundSnohomish County
October 14, 2026Lake AliceRainbow5400.60 fish per poundKing County
October 13, 2026Green Lake (King County)Rainbow1,6320.85 fish per poundKing County
October 12, 2026Hatch LakeRainbow8340.65 fish per poundStevens County
October 12, 2026Roses LakeRainbow22,6302.75 fish per poundChelan County
October 12, 2026Williams Lake (Stevens County)Rainbow1,0000.65 fish per poundStevens County
October 7, 2026Ballinger LakeRainbow1,2750.85 fish per poundSnohomish County
October 7, 2026Hog Canyon LakeRainbow1,6000.65 fish per poundSpokane County
October 7, 2026SILVER Lake T28Rainbow1,2750.85 fish per poundSnohomish County
October 7, 2026West Medical LakeRainbow5000.64 fish per poundSpokane County
October 6, 2026Lake CHELAN @ D MORSE PRKRainbow3,3602.80 fish per poundChelan County
October 6, 2026Nahwatzel LakeRainbow5000.80 fish per poundMason County
October 5, 2026Fish Lake (Chelan County)Rainbow7,0002.80 fish per poundChelan County
October 2, 2026Kitsap LakeRainbow1,9000.93 fish per poundKitsap County
October 2, 2026Putters LakeRainbow3,2402.50 fish per poundDouglas County
October 2, 2026Putters LakeRainbow1,8902.70 fish per poundDouglas County
September 30, 2026Kitsap LakeRainbow2,1031.00 fish per poundKitsap County
September 30, 2026Nahwatzel LakeRainbow5000.80 fish per poundMason County
September 29, 2026Cady LakeRainbow3000.80 fish per poundMason County
September 29, 2026Gibbs LakeRainbow3501.00 fish per poundJefferson County
September 29, 2026Island Lake (Kitsap County)Rainbow8001.00 fish per poundKitsap County
September 29, 2026Tahuya LakeRainbow4600.80 fish per poundKitsap County
September 29, 2026Tahuya LakeRainbow1,5401.00 fish per poundKitsap County
September 29, 2026Leland LakeRainbow1,5101.00 fish per poundJefferson County
September 29, 2026Putters LakeRainbow7,2502.50 fish per poundDouglas County
September 29, 2026Teal LakeRainbow1501.00 fish per poundJefferson County
By fish

What WDFW planted in 2026, by kind

FishPlantsFish counted
Rainbow1,0012,101,515
Brown Trout1734,838
Cutthroat1368,901
Tiger Trout910,626
By month

When the 2026 plants went in

January36 plants
February55 plants
March195 plants
April383 plants
May201 plants
June73 plants
July14 plants
August7 plants
September46 plants
October30 plants
By county

Counties with the most 2026 plants

Mason73 plants
Grays Harbor70 plants
King63 plants
Lewis63 plants
Thurston61 plants
Columbia56 plants
Yakima54 plants
Chelan52 plants
Snohomish51 plants
Pierce45 plants
Pacific38 plants
Walla Walla36 plants
Clark33 plants
Kittitas32 plants
Lakes

Lake pages with the most 2026 plants

  • Mayfield Lake23 plants
  • Klineline Pond16 plants
  • Battle Ground Lake14 plants
  • Mineral Lake13 plants
  • Lake Aberdeen13 plants
  • Rainbow Lake (Columbia County)11 plants
  • Sylvia Lake11 plants
  • Failor Lake11 plants
  • Bennington Lake10 plants
  • Spencer Lake9 plants
  • Duck Lake9 plants
  • Black Lake (Pacific County)9 plants
  • Horseshoe Lake (Cowlitz County)9 plants
  • St. Clair Lake9 plants
  • Horsethief Lake8 plants
  • Lake Sacajawea8 plants
  • Dalton Lake8 plants
  • Carlisle Lake8 plants
  • Quarry Pond8 plants
  • Long's Pond7 plants
  • Rowland Lake7 plants
  • Golf Course Pond7 plants
  • Roses Lake6 plants
  • Nahwatzel Lake6 plants
  • Lost Lake (Mason County)6 plants
  • American Lake6 plants
  • Lake Bradley6 plants
  • Goose Lake6 plants
  • Spearfish Lake6 plants
  • Columbia Park Pond6 plants
Hatcheries

WDFW hatcheries behind the 2026 plants

Eells Springs119 plants
Goldendale Hatchery78 plants
Naches Hatchery78 plants
Puyallup Hatchery70 plants
Tucannon Hatchery70 plants
Lyons Ferry Hatchery62 plants
Chelan Pud Hatchery56 plants
Mossyrock Hatchery54 plants
Lk Aberdeen Hatchery40 plants
Arlington Hatchery38 plants
Spokane Hatchery37 plants
Kendall Cr Hatchery34 plants
Photos

Lakes and shoreline shown for Washington Trout Stocking

Sauk River, Washington
Sauk River
Photo: JOHN LLOYD, CC BY 2.0
Washougal River, Washington
Washougal River
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0
White Salmon River, Washington
White Salmon River
Photo: Jeff Hollett, Public domain
Anacortes, Washington
Anacortes
Photo: Ferrous Büller, CC BY-SA 2.0
Answers

Questions about Washington trout plants

How many trout did WDFW plant in 2026?

The plants report lists 1,040 plants totalling 2,215,880 fish from January 2 to October 27, 2026.

Which fish does WDFW plant?

Rainbow (1,001 plants), Brown Trout (17 plants), Cutthroat (13 plants) and Tiger Trout (9 plants), by the 2026 report.

Which lake got the most plants?

Mayfield Lake, with 23 plants.

Which county saw the most plants?

Mason County, with 73.

What does "fish per pound" mean?

It is the size measure WDFW prints: a lower number means bigger fish, so 2 per pound are about half-pound trout.

When is the lowland lake opener?

The fourth Saturday in April, by the WDFW program description.

Why does a planted lake show without a link?

Some planted waters are small ponds without a page, and some lake pages are still waiting in the release queue.

Does WDFW plant kokanee and steelhead too?

The 2026 trout plants report lists only rainbow, cutthroat, brown and tiger trout; it carries no kokanee or steelhead rows.