When was Harts Lake last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was Mar 31, 2026 (rainbow trout, 5,000 fish), according to Washington agency reports.

How often is Harts Lake stocked?

Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in April, usually on Tuesdays, about every 230 days. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.

What kind of trout are stocked in Harts Lake?

Rainbow trout (4 stockings, 13,576 fish).

Harts Lake trout stocking

Pierce County, Washington · lake

Harts Lake was last stocked 6 months ago (Mar 31, 2026). We have 4 stockings on record since Apr 8, 2025, 2 in the last 12 months (5,576 fish). Most stockings come in April. Species stocked: rainbow trout.

Last stocked

6 months ago

Mar 31, 2026

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

2 stockings

5,576 fish

On record

4 stockings

since Apr 8, 2025

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: CENTRALIA POWER CANAL NEAR MCKENNA, WA (2 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow: 153 cfs; about normal for the last six weeks
Gage height: 11.19 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 153 cfs on Sep 23.

Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.

Weather at Harts Lake

Tonight
50°F
Light Rain
94% rain · wind 0 to 6 mph
Friday
61°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
95% rain · wind 8 to 16 mph
Friday Night
43°F
Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
25% rain · wind 5 to 12 mph
Saturday
63°F
Partly Sunny
wind 0 to 5 mph
Saturday Night
42°F
Mostly Cloudy
wind 0 to 5 mph
Sunday
65°F
Mostly Sunny
2% rain · wind 0 to 3 mph

Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.

When is Harts Lake stocked?

Most stockings come in April. Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in April, usually on Tuesdays, about every 230 days.

By month, all years

Stockings of Harts Lake by month, all years on record. This month is shown in blue.

Year by year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026			1
2025				2							1

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking	Typical size
Rainbow trout	4	13,576	3,394

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish	Pounds	Hatchery
Mar 31, 2026	Rainbow trout	5,000	2,000	Puyallup Hatchery
Nov 25, 2025	Rainbow trout	576	420	Lakewood Hatchery
Apr 9, 2025	Rainbow trout	4,000	1,667	Puyallup Hatchery
Apr 8, 2025	Rainbow trout	4,000	1,667	Puyallup Hatchery

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.

Where is Harts Lake?

Pierce County, Washington. Approximate: the marker is the USGS place-name point for this water, not an agency location.

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Stocked waters near Harts Lake

Clear Lakelake · 5 mistocked Apr 22, 2026
Silver Lakelake · 5 mistocked Apr 20, 2026
Lake Lawrencelake · 6 mistocked May 27, 2026
Rapjohn Lakelake · 6 mistocked May 26, 2026
Ohop Lakelake · 9 mistocked Mar 31, 2026
Clear Lakelake · 10 mistocked May 19, 2026
Tanwax Lakelake · 10 mistocked May 20, 2026
Lake Whitmanlake · 11 mistocked Mar 10, 2026

All stocked waters in Pierce County Stocked this week in Washington

Questions about Harts Lake

When was Harts Lake last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was Mar 31, 2026 (rainbow trout, 5,000 fish), according to Washington agency reports.
How often is Harts Lake stocked?: Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in April, usually on Tuesdays, about every 230 days. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April.
What kind of trout are stocked in Harts Lake?: Rainbow trout (4 stockings, 13,576 fish).