Where South Dakota stocks rainbow trout
South Dakota has stocked rainbow trout in 16 waters on our record (23 stockings, 11,064 fish). The latest went into Legion Lake, 5 days ago (Sep 24, 2026). Most rainbow trout stockings come in September.
When rainbow trout are stocked in South Dakota
South Dakota waters stocked with rainbow trout
| Water | County | Last stocked | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legion Lakelake | Custer County | Sep 24, 2026 | 1 | 800 |
| Center Lakelake | Custer County | Sep 22, 2026 | 7 | 4,202 |
| Cox Lakelake | Lawrence County | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 | 288 |
| Grace Coolidge Creekstream | Custer County | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 | 600 |
| Canyon Lakestream | Pennington County | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 700 |
| Memorial Pondpond | Pennington County | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 400 |
| Reausaw Lakelake | Lawrence County | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 500 |
| Bismark Lakelake | Custer County | Sep 18, 2026 | 2 | 1,000 |
| Boxelder City Pondpond | Pennington County | Sep 17, 2026 | 1 | 50 |
| Jackson Blvd Pondpond | Pennington County | Sep 17, 2026 | 1 | 30 |
| Grace Coolidge Damspond | Custer County | Sep 16, 2026 | 1 | 600 |
| Iron Creek Lakestream | Lawrence County | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | 1,056 |
| Major Lakelake | Pennington County | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | 200 |
| Mitchell Lakelake | Pennington County | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | 200 |
| Newton Fork Dampond | Pennington County | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 | 150 |
| Upper Mirror Lakelake | Lawrence County | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 288 |
Stocking data from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' report of stockings in the last 14 days, shown for informational use as the state's website terms allow.