Williams Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: Williams Lake, Washington
Creator: Stocking Record

WDFW logged 3 trout stocking dates at Williams Lake in 2026 so far, 14,500 fish in all. The latest was on Oct 12, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Williams Lk (Stev)”.

WDFW data pulled Nov 6, 2026. Latest record in the WDFW data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

A lake — Photo: pasja1000, Pixabay License, Pixabay

Williams Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 14,500
by the same date in 2025: 14,607
in all of 2025: 14,607

Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and kokanee release WDFW lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include fry and fingerlings as well as catchable trout: WDFW calls catchable fish “legals”. Fish per pound is WDFW’s figure for each release; fewer fish per pound means bigger fish.

Last stocked, Oct 12, 20261,000Rainbow trout, legals

2026 · 14,500 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Life stage	Fish per lb
Oct 12	Rainbow trout1,000 fish · Legals	1,000	Legals	0.65
May 6	Rainbow trout12,000 fish · Fry	12,000	Fry	105
Mar 31	Rainbow trout1,500 fish · Legals	1,500	Legals	6.5

2025 · 14,607 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Life stage	Fish per lb
Oct 10	Rainbow trout1,100 fish · Legals	1,100	Legals	0.8
May 7	Rainbow trout12,000 fish · Fry	12,000	Fry	100
Apr 1	Rainbow trout1,507 fish · Legals	1,507	Legals	5.5

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	3	14,500
2025	3	14,607
2024	2	12,750
2022	3	15,131
2021	2	13,483
2020	2	19,562

2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fry and fingerlings.

20k2020: 19,562 fish
13k2021: 13,483 fish
15k2022: 15,131 fish
–2023: 0 fish
13k2024: 12,750 fish
15k2025: 14,607 fish
14k2026: 14,500 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Rainbow trout	90,033	100%

Where it is

Washington trout stocking All Stevens County waters Recently stocked in Washington

Open on a map

Map point 48.7551, -117.9673: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1528177). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Stevens County: Deer Lake, Loon Lake, Jumpoff Joe Lake (stevens), Waitts Lake, Hatch Lake, Black Lake, Starvation Lake, Rocky Lake.

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled Nov 6, 2026. Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Williams Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Bait and tackleNone in 10 mi

Boat rentalNone in 10 mi

Campground4.2mi Lodging4.2mi

Williams LakeWDFW water access area · 0.1 mi from the map point

Boat ramps1 · unimproved surface
Boarding floatNo
Parking lots1
RestroomsNone
CampingNo
OpenYear-round Winter fishery only.

From the WDFW access area page. WDFW: a Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Evans Campgroundcampground · Evans4.2 mi
Snag Cove Campgroundcampground · Stevens County4.5 mi
Marcus Island Campgroundcampground · Marcus7.5 mi

Lodging

nearest 3

Lake Roosevelt Suiteslodge · Evans4.2 mi
Cryder Lake House LLCcabins · Kettle Falls4.4 mi
Northern Lights Lodgelodge · Northport6.9 mi

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Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.