As you know Washington State has many lakes which are stocked with incredible numbers of catchable trout. But how do you know which lake to target? What if you want to go catching instead of fishing? And what if you want to have good odds to catch a trout of at least 1 lb or maybe even up to 10 lbs?
Sure, you could scour the WDFW trout plant page for inspiration, but like many things on PNWBestLife.com we’ve stepped up to make it much simpler for you to find which stocked lake in Washington state you should focus your time on.
We’ve arranged the stocked lakes here by Region with all of the lakes that have been stocked recently (last 3 months).And, we’ve created two ranking lists of lakes to help you narrow down your approach by lakes with the greatest numbers of catchable trout per acre of lake size (assuming lake size info was available to us), and the lakes with the highest avg size of recently stocked trout.
It should also be noted that all of the information on this page is automatically updated each day as new trout plants are published.
Stocked Lakes in Washington with the most stocked fish per acre of lake size in 2024
Our criteria for this ranking is: Recently stocked in the last 3 months. Catchable is defined as .4 lbs or larger
| Lake Name | Fish per Acre | County |
|---|---|---|
| KLINELINE POND -CLARK CO. | 635.38 | Clark |
| FORT BORST PRK LAKE -LEWIS CO. | 408.16 | Lewis |
| BATTLE GROUND LAKE -CLARK CO. | 299.21 | Clark |
| CASES POND -PACIFIC CO. | 241.30 | Pacific |
| KRESS LAKE -COWLITZ CO. | 109.11 | Cowlitz |
| ROWLAND LAKE -KLICKITAT CO. | 45.65 | Klickitat |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 38.73 | Grays Harbor |
| BLACKMANS LAKE -SNOHOMISH CO. | 34.07 | Snohomish |
| LONGS POND -THURSTON CO. | 33.82 | Thurston |
| LONGS POND -THURSTON CO. | 33.82 | Thurston |
Stocked Lakes in Washington with the largest recently stocked fish on average in 2024
Our criteria for this ranking is: Recently stocked in the last 3 months.
| Lake Name | Avg Fish Size | County |
|---|---|---|
| MUNN LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 2.32 | Thurston |
| MYRON LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 2.20 | Yakima |
| CASES POND -PACIFIC CO. | 1.68 | Pacific |
| CARRIE BLAKE PRK POND -CLALLAM CO. | 1.52 | Clallam |
| CARLISLE LAKE -LEWIS CO. | 1.39 | Lewis |
| VANCE CR ADLT POND 22.0478 -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.33 | Grays Harbor |
| BEAVER LAKES T24 -KING CO. | 1.23 | King |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.11 | Grays Harbor |
| KITSAP LAKE -KITSAP CO. | 1.05 | Kitsap |
| LAKE ABERDEEN -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.05 | Grays Harbor |
Recently Stocked Lakes in South Puget Sound / Olympic Peninsula in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN LAKE -PIERCE CO. | 3472 | Pierce |
| BLACK LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 3136 | Thurston |
| LAKE ST CLAIR -THURSTON CO. | 1910 | Thurston |
| TANWAX LAKE -PIERCE CO. | 1203 | Pierce |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1100 | Grays Harbor |
| HARTS LAKE -PIERCE CO. | 1092 | Pierce |
| LONG LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 1015 | Thurston |
| OFFUTT LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 1010 | Thurston |
| SPENCER LAKE -MASON CO. | 900 | Mason |
| LAKE LAWRENCE -THURSTON CO. | 819 | Thurston |
| VANCE CR ADLT POND 22.0478 -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 800 | Grays Harbor |
| LAKE KAPOWSIN -PIERCE CO. | 651 | Pierce |
| CASES POND -PACIFIC CO. | 555 | Pacific |
| KITSAP LAKE -KITSAP CO. | 376 | Kitsap |
| LONGS POND -THURSTON CO. | 301 | Thurston |
| MUNN LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 300 | Thurston |
| LELAND LAKE -JEFFERSON CO. | 213 | Jefferson |
| WARD LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 201 | Thurston |
| DEVEREAUX LAKE -MASON CO. | 106 | Mason |
| LOST LAKE -MASON CO. | 106 | Mason |
| TRAILS END LAKE -MASON CO. | 75 | Mason |
| GIBBS LAKE -JEFFERSON CO. | 50 | Jefferson |
| TEAL LAKE -JEFFERSON CO. | 50 | Jefferson |
| LAKE KOKANEE -MASON CO. | 20 | Mason |
| KRESS LAKE -COWLITZ CO. | 1 | Cowlitz |
Recently Stocked Lakes in North Puget Sound in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| GREEN LAKE -KING CO. | 5007 | King |
| CRANBERRY LAKE -ISLAND CO. | 4000 | Island |
| BALLINGER LAKE -SNOHOMISH CO. | 3023 | Snohomish |
| SILVER LAKE T28 -SNOHOMISH CO. | 3017 | Snohomish |
| BEAVER LAKES T24 -KING CO. | 2198 | King |
| BLACKMANS LAKE -SNOHOMISH CO. | 2078 | Snohomish |
| GISSBURG POND SOUTH -SNOHOMISH CO. | 1537 | Snohomish |
| TYE LAKE -SNOHOMISH CO. | 750 | Snohomish |
Recently Stocked Lakes in Southwest Washington in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| BATTLE GROUND LAKE -CLARK CO. | 7600 | Clark |
| KLINELINE POND -CLARK CO. | 7561 | Clark |
| ROWLAND LAKE -KLICKITAT CO. | 3255 | Klickitat |
| LAKE SACAJAWEA -COWLITZ CO. | 3055 | Cowlitz |
| KRESS LAKE -COWLITZ CO. | 2683 | Cowlitz |
| LEWIS CO PRK POND-S -LEWIS CO. | 2425 | Lewis |
| SPEARFISH LAKE -KLICKITAT CO. | 2125 | Klickitat |
| ICE HOUSE LAKE -SKAMANIA CO. | 2045 | Skamania |
| LTL ASH LAKE -SKAMANIA CO. | 2045 | Skamania |
| FORT BORST PRK LAKE -LEWIS CO. | 2000 | Lewis |
| HORSESHOE LAKE -COWLITZ CO. | 99 | Cowlitz |
Recently Stocked Lakes in South Central Washington in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| ELTON POND N -YAKIMA CO. | 2004 | Yakima |
| MYRON LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 170 | Yakima |
| MATTOON LAKE -KITTITAS CO. | 150 | Kittitas |
| I-82 POND #4 -YAKIMA CO. | 145 | Yakima |
| ROTARY LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 135 | Yakima |
| FIO RITO LAKE-N -KITTITAS CO. | 56 | Kittitas |
| TIMS POND -YAKIMA CO. | 50 | Yakima |
| SARGE HUBBARD POND -YAKIMA CO. | 50 | Yakima |
Recently Stocked Lakes in North Central Washington in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| BLUE LAKE -GRANT CO. | 53120 | Grant |
| PUTTERS POND -DOUGLAS CO. | 9000 | Douglas |
| BIG BOW POND -DOUGLAS CO. | 7000 | Douglas |
Recently Stocked Lakes in Eastern Washington in 2024
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County |
|---|---|---|
| HOOD PARK POND -WALLA WALLA CO. | 2505 | Walla Walla |
| LIBERTY LAKE -SPOKANE CO. | 780 | Spokane |