Trout Stocking Schedules, State by State

Maine trout stocking report

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (Maine IFW) publishes a PDF, the Maine IFW Fish Stocking Report.

Spring · Fall · Big fish

New Hampshire trout stocking report

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NH Fish and Game) publishes a map, the NH Fish and Game Stocking Report.

Spring and summer · Fall

Vermont trout stocking report

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VT Fish and Wildlife) publishes a searchable schedule, the VT Fish and Wildlife Fish Stocking Search.

Spring yearlings · Spring trophy trout · Fall trophy trout

Massachusetts trout stocking report

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) publishes a map, the MassWildlife Trout Stocking Report.

Spring · Fall

Rhode Island trout stocking report

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) publishes a list page, the RI DEM Designated Trout Waters page.

Opening day and spring · Fall · Holiday and winter

Connecticut trout stocking report

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) publishes a PDF, the CT DEEP Trout Stocking Report.

Spring · Fall

New York trout stocking schedule

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) publishes a list page, the DEC Spring Trout Stocking lists.

Spring · Fall

New Jersey trout stocking schedule

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJ Fish & Wildlife) publishes a list page, the Fall Trout Stocking Schedule.

Pre-season · In-season · Fall

Pennsylvania trout stocking schedule

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PA Fish and Boat) publishes a searchable schedule, the PFBC Trout Stocking Schedule.

Preseason · In-season · Keystone Select waters · Fall and winter

West Virginia trout stocking report

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) publishes a list page, the WVDNR Fish Stocking list.

Winter and spring · Fall

Virginia trout stocking schedule

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) publishes a list page, the DWR Monthly Trout Stocking Schedule.

Fall to spring · Urban waters · Youth-only waters · Fee fishing areas

Maryland trout stocking schedule

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) publishes a list page, the Trout Stocking Updates table.

Spring · Fall

North Carolina trout stocking schedule

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) publishes a list page, the Daily Trout Stockings.

Hatchery Supported · Delayed Harvest

Tennessee trout stocking schedule

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) publishes a searchable schedule, the 2026 Trout Stocking Schedule.

Spring and summer streams · Winter trout program · Delayed Harvest streams · Tailwaters and reservoirs

South Carolina trout stocking report

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) publishes a list page, the Weekly Trout Stocking Summary.

Mountain streams · Lake Jocassee · Tailwaters below Lake Murray and Lake Hartwell

Georgia trout stocking report

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division (GA DNR) publishes a PDF, the Weekly Stocking Report.

Streams, rivers and small lakes · Delayed Harvest streams

Kentucky trout stocking schedule

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) publishes a list page, the Trout Stocking Schedule.

Streams and tailwaters · Lakes · Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lakes · Seasonal catch and release streams

Arkansas trout stocking schedule

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) publishes a list page, the Family and Community Fishing Program (FCFP) Stocked Ponds.

Winter trout in community ponds · Ouachita River tailwaters

Delaware trout stocking schedule

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) publishes a PDF, the 2026 Tentative Trout Stocking Schedule.

Downstate ponds, late February to mid-March · Upstate streams, late March through April · White Clay Creek in October

District of Columbia: no trout stocking

The District has no trout stocking. The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) manages the fish of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers and their tributaries, Rock Creek among them, and its work there is water quality: the Potomac's recovery has brought back bass, crappie and yellow perch.

The District's own fish is the American shad, which migrates into its waters every year to spawn.

From DOEE: Fish DC.

Trout stocking nearby: Maryland and Virginia.

Texas trout stocking schedule

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) publishes a searchable schedule, the Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule.

Winter rainbow trout · Neighborhood Fishin' lakes · Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake

Alabama trout stocking schedule

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) publishes a list page, the Sipsey Fork Trout Stocking Schedule.

The Sipsey Fork, every month · Two public fishing lakes, from late November

Louisiana trout stocking schedule

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) publishes a list page, the Get Out & Fish Community Fishing Program.

Winter, mid-January to early February

Mississippi trout stocking report

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) publishes a list page, the Lake Lamar Bruce page.

One winter stocking, in December or January

Florida: no trout stocking

Florida has no trout stocking. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) runs two freshwater hatcheries for the whole state, and they stock largemouth, striped and sunshine bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish and black crappie.

The water is too warm for trout. Louisiana, also on the Gulf, stocks them only in winter because they will not survive its spring and summer water, and FWC says even striped bass do not tolerate water over 75°F for long and have to find cool water to survive a Florida summer.

Florida's trout is the spotted seatrout, also called speckled trout: a native saltwater fish of the drum family, not a trout at all.

From FWC: Florida Freshwater Fish Hatcheries, FWC: Striped Bass, FWC: Spotted Seatrout (drums) and Louisiana LDWF: Rainbow Trout Stocked at Community Ponds Statewide (January 21, 2020).

Trout stocking nearby: Alabama and Georgia.

Ohio trout stocking schedule

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife (ODNR) publishes a list page, the Rainbow Trout Stocking Dates.

Spring rainbow trout in lakes and ponds · Steelhead in the Lake Erie tributaries · Brown trout in the Mad River and the Clear Fork · Fall rainbow trout in central and southern Ohio

Iowa trout stocking schedule

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) publishes a list page, the Community Trout Stocking Schedule.

Northeast Iowa trout streams · Community lakes and ponds

Illinois trout stocking schedule

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) publishes a list page, the Trout Fishing Sites.

Spring catchable trout · Fall catchable trout

Indiana trout stocking schedule

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (Indiana DNR) publishes a PDF, the Inland Trout Stocking Plan.

Spring lake stocking · Opening day and May on the streams · Fall stocking · Steelhead and salmon for Lake Michigan

Missouri trout stocking schedule

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) publishes a list page, the Trout Parks page.

Daily stocking in the trout parks · Winter trout lakes

Kansas trout stocking schedule

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) publishes a list page, the Trout Stocking Schedule.

Winter trout season

Oklahoma trout stocking schedule

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) publishes a list page, the Trout Areas page.

Two tailwaters stocked all year · Winter trout areas · City trout in Oklahoma City and Jenks

Nebraska trout stocking schedule

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Nebraska Game and Parks) publishes a list page, the Trout Stocking Reports.

Spring trout · Fall trout

South Dakota trout stocking report

The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (SD GFP) publishes a PDF, the Fish Stockings in the Last 14 Days.

Black Hills lakes and streams · Community ponds and prairie dams, spring and fall

North Dakota trout stocking report

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department (ND Game and Fish) publishes a searchable schedule, the Where to Fish.

Spring, from ice-out · A fall plant on a few waters

Idaho trout stocking schedule

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (Idaho Fish and Game) publishes a list page, the Fish Stocking and Schedules page.

Catchable rainbows in ponds and lakes

Utah trout stocking report

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (Utah DWR) publishes a searchable schedule, the fish stocking report.

Community ponds: trout in spring and fall

Colorado trout stocking report

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) publishes a list page, the Fish Stocking Report.

Catchable trout, Front Range and Eastern Plains · By airplane to backcountry lakes

Wyoming trout stocking report

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Wyoming Game and Fish) publishes a searchable schedule, the Fish Stocking Report.

Spring into early summer · Fall, once the water cools

Montana trout stocking report

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (Montana FWP) publishes a searchable schedule, the Fish Stocking Data (FishMT).

Spring plants in town and family ponds · A second round in September

Washington trout stocking schedule

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) publishes a searchable schedule, the Catchable trout plant reports.

Spring stocking and the lowland lakes opener · Fall stocking and Black Friday · Winter stocking at year-round lakes

Oregon trout stocking schedule

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) publishes a searchable schedule, the Weekly trout stocking schedule.

Spring stocking in lakes and ponds · Summer stocking at higher, cooler lakes · Fall stocking

California trout stocking schedule

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) publishes a searchable schedule, the Fish Planting Schedule.

Mountain and northern waters · Southern California and low-elevation lakes in winter · Fingerlings to grow

Arizona trout stocking schedule

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) publishes a list page, the Fish Stocking Schedule.

High-country lakes and streams · Community Fishing Program

Nevada trout stocking report

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) publishes a searchable schedule, the Fishing & Stocking Reports Database.

Spring and fall in western Nevada ponds · Winter trout in southern Nevada ponds

New Mexico trout stocking report

The New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW) publishes a list page, the Weekly Fishing & Stocking Report page.

Winter Trout Waters

Michigan trout stocking schedule

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Michigan DNR) publishes a map, the Fish Stocking Database.

Spring stocking · Fall fingerlings

Wisconsin trout stocking schedule

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) publishes a list page, the catchable-size trout stocking list.

Spring catchable-size trout

Minnesota trout stocking report

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota DNR) publishes a map, the trout lake list.

Trout lakes, before each opener

Hawaii trout stocking report

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) publishes a list page, the Annual Rainbow Trout Season at Kōkeʻe.

Young trout into Puʻu Lua, November to January

Alaska trout stocking report

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) publishes a searchable schedule, the Fish Stocking Search.

Spring, from early May through June · A second round from late August into October · Big rainbows in Anchorage in December