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Brown trout stocking in Washington

WDFW stocked 376,000 brown trout in 47 Washington waters in 2026, through Nov 6, 2026.

brown trout stocked in 2026
376,000
waters stocked in 2026
47
yearly average, 2020–2025
400,928

Brown trout stocked in the last 60 days

DateWaterCountyFishLife stageFish per lb
Oct 28Merrill LakeCowlitz · 3,000 fish · FryCowlitz3,000Fry15
Oct 26Green LakeKing · 14,688 fish · FryKing14,688Fry51
Oct 26Martha Lake (wb)Snohomish · 3,860 fish · FrySnohomish3,860Fry51
Oct 9Jumpoff Joe Lake (stevens)Stevens · 5,015 fish · FryStevens5,015Fry17
Oct 9Deer Springs LakeLincoln · 3,009 fish · FryLincoln3,009Fry17
Oct 8Liberty LakeSpokane · 20,685 fish · FrySpokane20,685Fry21
Oct 8Clear LakeSpokane · 17,468 fish · FrySpokane17,468Fry22
Oct 8Liberty LakeSpokane · 14,322 fish · FrySpokane14,322Fry22
Oct 8Waitts LakeStevens · 10,030 fish · FryStevens10,030Fry17
Oct 8West Medical LakeSpokane · 5,016 fish · FrySpokane5,016Fry22
Oct 8West Medical LakeSpokane · 4,998 fish · FrySpokane4,998Fry17
Oct 6Rock LakeWhitman · 38,220 fish · FryWhitman38,220Fry21
Oct 6Clear LakeSpokane · 27,552 fish · FrySpokane27,552Fry21
Oct 6Lake FazonWhatcom · 4,080 fish · FryWhatcom4,080Fry51
Oct 5Rock LakeWhitman · 41,790 fish · FryWhitman41,790Fry21
Sep 17Aeneas LakeOkanogan · 930 fish · LegalsOkanogan930Legals2.5
Sep 17Blue Lake (okan) T37Okanogan · 500 fish · LegalsOkanogan500Legals2.5
Sep 16Leader LakeOkanogan · 2,500 fish · LegalsOkanogan2,500Legals2.5
Sep 16Patterson LakeOkanogan · 2,150 fish · LegalsOkanogan2,150Legals2.5
Sep 15Rat LakeOkanogan · 1,500 fish · LegalsOkanogan1,500Legals2.5
Sep 14Roses LakeChelan · 2,000 fish · LegalsChelan2,000Legals2.5
Sep 14Antilon Lake - South (lower)Chelan · 2,000 fish · LegalsChelan2,000Legals2.5
Sep 14Dry LakeChelan · 1,000 fish · LegalsChelan1,000Legals2.5
Sep 14Antilon Lake - North (upper)Chelan · 850 fish · LegalsChelan850Legals2.5

Waters with the most brown trout in 2026

WaterCountyFish
Rock LakeWhitmanWhitman95,010
Clear LakeSpokaneSpokane54,020
Liberty LakeSpokaneSpokane35,007
West Medical LakeSpokaneSpokane31,758
Green LakeKingKing14,688
Jumpoff Joe Lake (stevens)StevensStevens12,515
Diamond LakePend OreillePend Oreille11,495
Mineral LakeLewisLewis10,988
Waitts LakeStevensStevens10,030
Fish LakeOkanoganOkanogan10,000
Park LakeGrantGrant10,000
Blue LakeGrantGrant7,500
Antilon Lake - South (lower)ChelanChelan7,500
Antilon Lake - North (upper)ChelanChelan5,350
Lake FazonWhatcomWhatcom4,080
Martha Lake (wb)SnohomishSnohomish3,860
Horseshoe LakeSkamaniaSkamania3,250
Horseshoe LakeCowlitzCowlitz3,240
Deer Springs LakeLincolnLincoln3,009
Merrill LakeCowlitzCowlitz3,000
Kress LakeCowlitzCowlitz2,700
Lake SacajaweaCowlitzCowlitz2,700
Leader LakeOkanoganOkanogan2,500
Chain of LakesSkamaniaSkamania2,500
Dusty LakeGrantGrant2,500

Linked names have a page on this site; the others are listed as the agency spells them.

Brown trout stocked each year

  1. 440k2020: 440,464 fish
  2. 468k2021: 468,477 fish
  3. 450k2022: 450,379 fish
  4. 403k2023: 402,610 fish
  5. 233k2024: 233,127 fish
  6. 411k2025: 410,509 fish
  7. 376k2026: 376,000 fish

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled .