Fish Lake trout stocking
Chelan County, Washington · lake · about 1,933 ft elevation
Fish Lake was last stocked 5 weeks ago (Oct 5, 2026). We have 93 stockings on record since Oct 5, 2016, 11 in the last 12 months (245,398 fish). Most stockings come in April to May and September to October. Species stocked: rainbow trout, brown trout, kokanee.
Last stocked
5 weeks ago
Oct 5, 2026
Next planned
Not announced
Last 12 months
11 stockings
245,398 fish
On record
93 stockings
since Oct 5, 2016
- The most stocked water in Chelan County (93 stocking days on record).
- Stocked more often than 99% of Washington waters on our record.
River conditions
Nearest USGS gage: CHIWAWA RIVER NEAR PLAIN, WA (3 km away, on a different stream or lake).
- Flow
- 117 cfs
- higher than usual for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 4.02 ft
Latest reading Nov 9, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Fish Lake
- Overnight42°FLight Rain98% rain · wind 6 to 10 mph
- Sunday54°FLight Rain79% rain · wind 3 to 10 mph
- Sunday Night34°FMostly Cloudy7% rain · wind 0 to 7 mph
- Monday49°FLight Rain97% rain · wind 2 mph
- Monday Night37°FLight Rain97% rain · wind 1 mph
- Tuesday48°FLight Rain79% rain · wind 0 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Fish Lake stocked?
Most stockings come in April to May and September to October. Stocked 11 times in 2026, about every 9 days.
By month, all years
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
What is stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish | Fish per stocking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 88 | 1,929,061 | 21,921 |
| Brown trout | 9 | 88,996 | 9,888 |
| Kokanee | 6 | 336,400 | 56,067 |
Stocking history
202611 stockings · 245,398 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Since previous | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 5Latest Monday · 5 weeks ago | Rainbow trout | 7,000 2,500 lb | 25 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Sep 10 Thursday · 2 months ago | Rainbow trout | 11,606 1,290 lb | 1 day | Chelan Hatchery |
Sep 9 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 10,800 1,200 lb | 1 day | Chelan Hatchery |
Sep 8 Tuesday | Rainbow trout | 6,400 800 lb | 4 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Sep 4 Friday | Rainbow trout | 19,600 2,800 lb | 94 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Jun 2 Tuesday | Rainbow trout | 70,000 1,000 lb | 39 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 24 Friday | Rainbow trout | 50,000 800 lb | 9 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 15 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 52,000 800 lb | 5 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 10 Friday | Rainbow trout | 1,920 900 lb | 1 day | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Apr 9 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 8,572 3,175 lb | 15 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Mar 25 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 7,500 3,000 lb | 149 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
202514 stockings · 301,492 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Since previous | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 27 Monday | Rainbow trout | 2,320 800 lb | 3 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Oct 24 Friday | Rainbow trout | 4,350 1,500 lb | 2 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Oct 22 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 3,920 1,400 lb | 1 day | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Oct 21 Tuesday | Rainbow trout | 3,920 1,400 lb | 4 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Oct 17 Friday | Rainbow trout | 4,340 1,550 lb | 8 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Oct 9 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 9,900 1,100 lb | 2 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Oct 7 Tuesday | Rainbow trout | 24,300 2,700 lb | 1 day | Chelan Hatchery |
Oct 6 Monday | Rainbow trout | 12,600 1,400 lb | 139 days | Chelan Hatchery |
May 20 Tuesday | KokaneeRainbow trout | 87,187 1,202 lb | 6 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery, Chelan Hatchery |
May 14 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 74,825 1,025 lb | 2 days | Chelan Hatchery |
May 12 Monday | Rainbow trout | 36,000 600 lb | 3 days | Chelan Hatchery |
May 9 Friday | Brown troutRainbow trout | 32,330 753 lb | 22 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 17 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 1,750 1,068 lb | 2 weeks | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Apr 3 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 3,750 1,500 lb | 199 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
202410 stockings · 222,170 fish
| Date | Species | Fish | Since previous | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 16 Monday | Rainbow trout | 4,200 600 lb | 3 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Sep 13 Friday | Rainbow trout | 21,000 3,000 lb | 1 day | Chelan Hatchery |
Sep 12 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 8,400 1,200 lb | 99 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Jun 5 Wednesday | Kokanee | 57,620 860 lb | 16 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
May 20 Monday | Brown trout | 10,000 270 lb | 12 days | Chelan Hatchery |
May 8 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 67,850 1,150 lb | 12 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 26 Friday | Rainbow trout | 42,750 750 lb | 8 days | Chelan Hatchery |
Apr 18 Thursday | Rainbow trout | 3,750 1,500 lb | 13 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Apr 5 Friday | Rainbow trout | 2,850 1,140 lb | 2 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
Apr 3 Wednesday | Rainbow trout | 3,750 1,500 lb | 205 days | Chelan Pud Hatchery |
20237 stockings · 245,580 fish
- Sep 11 rainbow trout, 19,200 fish
- Sep 5 rainbow trout, 18,600 fish
- May 10 rainbow trout, 71,340 fish
- May 9 kokanee, rainbow trout, 56,940 fish
- Apr 25 brown trout, rainbow trout, 72,000 fish
- Apr 18 rainbow trout, 3,750 fish
- Apr 13 rainbow trout, 3,750 fish
20227 stockings · 243,717 fish
- Sep 14 rainbow trout, 15,000 fish
- Sep 13 rainbow trout, 15,000 fish
- May 26 rainbow trout, 54,373 fish
- May 13 rainbow trout, 2,100 fish
- May 11 kokanee, rainbow trout, 90,500 fish
- May 2 brown trout, rainbow trout, 61,944 fish
- Mar 28 rainbow trout, 4,800 fish
20217 stockings · 320,270 fish
- Sep 15 rainbow trout, 17,010 fish
- Sep 2 rainbow trout, 19,800 fish
- Jun 4 rainbow trout, 26,104 fish
- May 26 kokanee, rainbow trout, 108,927 fish
- May 19 brown trout, rainbow trout, 88,454 fish
- May 12 rainbow trout, 52,615 fish
- Mar 29 rainbow trout, 7,360 fish
20209 stockings · 224,479 fish
- Oct 28 rainbow trout, 4,500 fish
- Sep 29 rainbow trout, 2,070 fish
- Sep 28 rainbow trout, 9,909 fish
- Sep 25 rainbow trout, 30,000 fish
- Jun 2 kokanee, 63,000 fish
- May 6 brown trout, rainbow trout, 100,000 fish
- Mar 30 rainbow trout, 3,975 fish
- Mar 27 rainbow trout, 5,490 fish
- Mar 26 rainbow trout, 5,535 fish
20196 stockings · 127,965 fish
- Week of Oct 3 rainbow trout, 11,990 fish
- Oct 2 rainbow trout, 16,800 fish
- Oct 1 rainbow trout, 16,350 fish
- May 8 brown trout, rainbow trout, 77,625 fish
- Apr 10 rainbow trout, 2,600 fish
- Apr 9 rainbow trout, 2,600 fish
20189 stockings · 196,370 fish
- Oct 3 rainbow trout, 7,950 fish
- Oct 2 rainbow trout, 15,900 fish
- Oct 1 rainbow trout, 17,970 fish
- May 30 rainbow trout, 44,781 fish
- May 16 rainbow trout, 89,394 fish
- Apr 26 brown trout, 10,000 fish
- Apr 9 rainbow trout, 3,325 fish
- Apr 5 rainbow trout, 3,525 fish
- Apr 4 rainbow trout, 3,525 fish
20179 stockings · 188,906 fish
- Oct 11 rainbow trout, 5,775 fish
- Oct 10 rainbow trout, 30,750 fish
- Oct 9 rainbow trout, 18,700 fish
- Jun 7 rainbow trout, 46,025 fish
- May 31 rainbow trout, 15,823 fish
- May 22 rainbow trout, 53,084 fish
- Apr 25 brown trout, 10,000 fish
- Apr 19 rainbow trout, 2,645 fish
- Apr 17 rainbow trout, 6,104 fish
20164 stockings · 38,110 fish
- Oct 11 rainbow trout, 6,180 fish
- Oct 10 rainbow trout, 12,360 fish
- Oct 6 rainbow trout, 7,210 fish
- Oct 5 rainbow trout, 12,360 fish
From Washington fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go. Seasons and limits: Washington fishing regulations.
Where is Fish Lake?
Chelan County, Washington. Approximate: the marker is the USGS place-name point for this water, not an agency location.
Stocked waters near Fish Lake
- Lost Lakelake · 5 mistocked Aug 17, 2024
- Two Little Lakeslake · 8 mistocked Aug 23, 2024
- Twin Lakes (1)lake · 8 mistocked Aug 28, 2023
- Indian Ponds (1)pond · 12 mistocked Jul 26, 2023
- Grace Lake Upperlake · 15 mistocked Jul 25, 2020
- Lake Brighamlake · 15 mistocked Oct 5, 2020
- Lake Idalake · 16 mistocked Aug 23, 2026
- Minotaur Lakelake · 16 mistocked Jul 26, 2025
All stocked waters in Chelan CountyStocked this week in Washington
Questions about Fish Lake
- When was Fish Lake last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Oct 5, 2026 (rainbow trout, 7,000 fish), according to Washington agency reports.
- How often is Fish Lake stocked?
- Stocked 11 times in 2026, about every 9 days. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April to May and September to October.
- Is Fish Lake stocked often?
- The most stocked water in Chelan County (93 stocking days on record). Stocked more often than 99% of Washington waters on our record. We count each day the agency reported stocking it.
- What kind of trout are stocked in Fish Lake?
- Rainbow trout (88 stockings, 1,929,061 fish); Brown trout (9 stockings, 88,996 fish); Kokanee (6 stockings, 336,400 fish).