Washington Stocked Lakes Best Opportunities
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 2023
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 | Link to Lake Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE KOKANEE -MASON CO. | 43.61 | Mason | Lake Kokanee Mason County Fishing 2023 |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 17.61 | Grays Harbor | Sylvia Lake Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
| SWIFT POWER CANAL -SKAMANIA CO. | 15.37 | Skamania | Swift Power Canal Skamania County Fishing 2023 |
| CLEAR LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 13.57 | Skagit | Clear Lake Yakima County Fishing 2023 |
| MAYFIELD RES -LEWIS CO. | 12.28 | Lewis | Mayfield Res Lewis County Fishing 2023 |
Stocked Lakes in Washington with the largest recently stocked fish on average in 2023
Our criteria for this ranking is: Recently stocked in the last 3 months.
| Lake Name | Avg Fish Size | County | Link to Lake Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUNN LAKE -THURSTON CO. | 2.80 | Thurston | Munn Lake Thurston County Fishing 2023 |
| CASES POND -PACIFIC CO. | 1.62 | Pacific | Cases Pond Pacific County Fishing 2023 |
| MYRON LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 1.54 | Yakima | Myron Lake Yakima County Fishing 2023 |
| CARRIE BLAKE PRK POND -CLALLAM CO. | 1.52 | Clallam | Carrie Blake Prk Pond Clallam County Fishing 2023 |
| VANCE CR ADLT POND 22.0478 -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.42 | Grays Harbor | Vance Cr Adlt Pond 22.0478 Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
| CARLISLE LAKE -LEWIS CO. | 1.39 | Lewis | Carlisle Lake Lewis County Fishing 2023 |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.13 | Grays Harbor | Sylvia Lake Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
| NAHWATZEL LAKE -MASON CO. | 1.10 | Mason | Nahwatzel Lake Mason County Fishing 2023 |
| LAKE ABERDEEN -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.05 | Grays Harbor | Lake Aberdeen Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
| FAILOR LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 1.04 | Grays Harbor | Failor Lake Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
Recently Stocked Lakes in South Puget Sound / Olympic Peninsula in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE KOKANEE -MASON CO. | 4505 | Mason | Lake Kokanee Mason County Fishing 2023 |
| SYLVIA LAKE -GRAYS HARBOR CO. | 500 | Grays Harbor | Sylvia Lake Grays Harbor County Fishing 2023 |
| LOST LAKE -MASON CO. | 200 | Mason | Lost Lake Mason County Fishing 2023 |
Recently Stocked Lakes in North Puget Sound in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
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Recently Stocked Lakes in Southwest Washington in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYFIELD RES -LEWIS CO. | 24820 | Lewis | Mayfield Res Lewis County Fishing 2023 |
| GOOSE LAKE -SKAMANIA CO. | 7201 | Skamania | Goose Lake Skamania County Fishing 2023 |
| MINERAL LAKE -LEWIS CO. | 3500 | Lewis | Mineral Lake Lewis County Fishing 2023 |
| SWIFT POWER CANAL -SKAMANIA CO. | 1400 | Skamania | Swift Power Canal Skamania County Fishing 2023 |
Recently Stocked Lakes in South Central Washington in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR LAKE -YAKIMA CO. | 5990 | Yakima | Clear Lake Yakima County Fishing 2023 |
| TIMS POND -YAKIMA CO. | 1012 | Yakima | Tims Pond Yakima County Fishing 2023 |
| KIWANAS POND -KITTITAS CO. | 877 | Kittitas | Kiwanas Pond Kittitas County Fishing 2023 |
Recently Stocked Lakes in North Central Washington in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
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Recently Stocked Lakes in Eastern Washington in 2023
| Lake Name | Recent Fish Stocked | County | Link to Lake Details |
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