When was Leader Lake last stocked?

The latest reported stocking was Sep 16, 2026 (brown trout, 2,500 fish), according to Washington agency reports.

How often is Leader Lake stocked?

Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in September, about every 159 days. Across all years on record, most stockings come in September.

What kind of trout are stocked in Leader Lake?

Brown trout (2 stockings, 5,000 fish); Rainbow trout (2 stockings, 3,500 fish).

Leader Lake trout stocking

Okanogan County, Washington · lake

Leader Lake was last stocked 9 days ago (Sep 16, 2026). We have 4 stockings on record since Apr 4, 2025, 2 in the last 12 months (5,000 fish). Most stockings come in September. Species stocked: brown trout, rainbow trout.

Last stocked

9 days ago

Sep 16, 2026

Next planned

Not announced

Last 12 months

2 stockings

5,000 fish

On record

4 stockings

since Apr 4, 2025

River conditions

Nearest USGS gage: SALMON CREEK ABOVE DIVERSION NEAR OKANOGAN, WA (7 km away, on a different stream or lake).

Flow: 5 cfs; much lower than usual for the last six weeks
Gage height: 0.60 ft

Streamflow, last six weeks (cfs), daily. Latest: 5 cfs on Sep 23.

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

Weather at Leader Lake

Tonight
52°F
Rain Showers
98% rain · wind 1 to 5 mph
Friday
61°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
98% rain · wind 5 to 18 mph
Friday Night
43°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
19% rain · wind 5 to 16 mph
Saturday
58°F
Sunny
wind 6 mph
Saturday Night
42°F
Mostly Cloudy
wind 1 to 5 mph
Sunday
59°F
Mostly Sunny
wind 5 mph

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

When is Leader Lake stocked?

Most stockings come in September. Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in September, about every 159 days.

By month, all years

Stockings of Leader 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				1					2

What is stocked

Species	Stockings	Fish	Fish per stocking	Typical size
Brown trout	2	5,000	2,500
Rainbow trout	2	3,500	1,750

Stocking history

Date	Species	Fish	Pounds	Hatchery
Sep 16, 2026	Brown trout	2,500	1,000	Chelan Hatchery
Sep 29, 2025	Rainbow trout	2,500	893	Chelan Hatchery
Sep 10, 2025	Brown trout	2,500	676	Chelan Hatchery
Apr 4, 2025	Rainbow trout	1,000	826	Wells 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 Leader Lake?

Okanogan 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 Leader Lake

Buzzard Lakelake · 4 mistocked Jun 29, 2026
Conconully Reservoirlake · 13 mistocked May 19, 2026
Conconully Lakelake · 14 mistocked May 20, 2026
Schalow Pondpond · 17 mistocked Apr 9, 2026
Fish Lakelake · 17 mistocked Jun 18, 2026
Campbell Lakelake · 18 mistocked May 11, 2026
Dibble Lakelake · 23 mistocked May 11, 2026
Crawfish Lakelake · 23 mistocked May 6, 2026

All stocked waters in Okanogan County Stocked this week in Washington

Questions about Leader Lake

When was Leader Lake last stocked?: The latest reported stocking was Sep 16, 2026 (brown trout, 2,500 fish), according to Washington agency reports.
How often is Leader Lake stocked?: Stocked 3 times in 2025, mostly in September, about every 159 days. Across all years on record, most stockings come in September.
What kind of trout are stocked in Leader Lake?: Brown trout (2 stockings, 5,000 fish); Rainbow trout (2 stockings, 3,500 fish).