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Trout stocking reports by state

22 states, 9,498 stocked lakes and streams and 112,848 stockings on record, collected every night from each state's fish and wildlife agency and kept after the agency takes them down. 184 waters were stocked in the last two weeks; the latest was yesterday (Nov 8, 2026).

Stocked this week in every state

States we cover

StateWatersStockingsLatest stockingLast 2 weeksBusiest months
California3812,113Nov 8, 202641April to July
Colorado76410,777Aug 21, 2026April to July
Connecticut274398Nov 5, 202628March to May and October
Georgia4859Nov 3, 20264September
Maryland130718Oct 29, 20263March
Massachusetts126156Oct 13, 2026September to October
Michigan4617,905Oct 13, 2026April to May
Minnesota1591,6612025 (yearly totals)months not published
Montana4341,380Nov 5, 20262May to June
New Hampshire4861,137Nov 6, 20267April to May
New Jersey5858Nov 18, 2025October
New York1,70826,363Nov 1, 2025April to May
Oregon2541,103schedule onlymonths not published
Pennsylvania9365,629Nov 6, 202611March to April
South Carolina1044Oct 29, 20265October
South Dakota4459Nov 6, 20264September to October
Tennessee135749schedule onlymonths not published
Virginia21615,037Nov 7, 202623March to May
Washington1,27621,395Nov 4, 202613April to May
West Virginia2062,723Oct 30, 202642February to May
Wisconsin7946,5302025 (yearly totals)months not published
Wyoming5986,854Nov 1, 20261May to July

Last 2 weeks: waters stocked in the last 14 days. Busiest months come from every stocking on record; some states report only a schedule or only after the season.

When trout are stocked

Across the states we cover, stocking peaks in April to May. Each bar counts stocking days: one water stocked on one day.

Jan: 1,508 stocking days1.5kJanFeb: 2,704 stocking days2.7kFebMar: 9,472 stocking days9.5kMarApr: 18,407 stocking days18.4kAprMay: 16,042 stocking days16kMayJun: 6,571 stocking days6.6kJunJul: 3,680 stocking days3.7kJulAug: 2,160 stocking days2.2kAugSep: 4,703 stocking days4.7kSepOct: 6,817 stocking days6.8kOctNov: 2,671 stocking days2.7kNovDec: 1,368 stocking days1.4kDec
Trout stocking days by month, all states and years on record. This month is shown in blue.