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Whatcom County

Watson Lakes (big)

WDFW logged 0 trout stocking dates at Watson Lakes (big) in 2026 so far, 0 fish in all. The latest was on Jul 29, 2025. WDFW lists it as “Watson Lks (Big) (What)”.

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

A lake with mountains and reflection
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Watson Lakes (big) in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
0
by the same date in 2025
1,500
in all of 2025
1,500
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 2022. 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, Jul 29, 20251,500Rainbow trout, fry
2025 · 1,500 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Jul 29Rainbow trout1,500 fish · Fry1,500Fry477
2022 · 1,500 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Aug 6Rainbow trout1,500 fish · Fry1,500Fry625
Every year since 2022
YearStocking datesFish
202511,500
202211,500
2022 – 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.

  1. 1.5k2022: 1,500 fish
  2. –2023: 0 fish
  3. –2024: 0 fish
  4. 1.5k2025: 1,500 fish
  5. –2026: 0 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2022
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout3,000100%

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Whatcom County: Lake Whatcom, Lake Padden, Silver Lake (what) 01, Lake Terrell, Lake Fazon, Cain Lake, Whatcom Creek, Lost Hidden Lake.

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