What species are stocked in Walker Lake?

On record: Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout. Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Walker Lake

57 records Last reported: April 13, 2026

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Walker Lake was on April 13, 2026: 1,500 Rainbow Trout (Legals, 2.5 fish/lb).

Record last checked: 2026-09-10. This is not a stocking date.

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Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County: King
Species on record: Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Cutthroat Trout
Records: 57 records
Official source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife report

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Stocking history

57 records from March 14, 1995 to April 13, 2026. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2026 1 record

2026 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 13, 2026 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2025 1 record

2025 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 21, 2025 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2024 1 record

2024 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 15, 2024 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2023 1 record

2023 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 19, 2023 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.6 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2022 1 record

2022 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 11, 2022 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,750	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2021 2 records

2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 12, 2021 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 2.6 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 12, 2021 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2020 1 record

2020 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 28, 2020 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2019 2 records

2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 7, 2019 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	CHAMBERS CR HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 26, 2019 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,506	Legals, 2.45 fish/lb	EELLS SPRINGS		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2018 2 records

2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 30, 2018 reported	Rainbow Trout	822	Legals, 0.9 fish/lb	LAKEWOOD HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 19, 2018 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2017 2 records

2017 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 31, 2017 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,000	Legals, 2.4 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 19, 2017 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2016 2 records

2016 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 5, 2016 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,737	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 19, 2016 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2015 2 records

2015 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 20, 2015 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 14, 2015 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2014 4 records

2014 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
October 27, 2014 reported	Steelhead	1,063	Smolt, 1.7 fish/lb	MESEBERG HATCHERY	Winter run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
October 21, 2014 reported	Steelhead	2,000	Smolt, 2.26 fish/lb	EELLS SPRINGS	Winter run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
May 13, 2014 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 16, 2014 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2013 2 records

2013 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 29, 2013 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 10, 2013 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,500	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2012 1 record

2012 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 24, 2012 reported	Rainbow Trout	3,000	Legals, 2.2 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2011 2 records

2011 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
June 1, 2011 reported	Cutthroat Trout	1,140	Fry, 300 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 18, 2011 reported	Rainbow Trout	3,000	Legals, 3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2010 2 records

2010 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 28, 2010 reported	Cutthroat Trout	750	Fry, 327 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 31, 2010 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,500	Legals, 3.3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2009 3 records

2009 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
October 9, 2009 reported	Steelhead	8,100	Fingerling, 27 fish/lb	SOOS CREEK HATCHERY	Summer run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
May 14, 2009 reported	Cutthroat Trout	750	Fry, 320 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 8, 2009 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,500	Legals, 3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2008 1 record

2008 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 17, 2008 reported	Rainbow Trout	3,500	Legals, 3.7 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2007 1 record

2007 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 10, 2007 reported	Rainbow Trout	3,500	Legals, 3.3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2006 2 records

2006 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 31, 2006 reported	Cutthroat Trout	750	Fry, 227 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 12, 2006 reported	Rainbow Trout	3,500	Legals, 3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2005 2 records

2005 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 24, 2005 reported	Cutthroat Trout	833	Fry, 333 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 27, 2005 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,000	Legals, 4 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2004 1 record

2004 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
April 21, 2004 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,000	Legals, 2.5 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2003 2 records

2003 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 16, 2003 reported	Cutthroat Trout	750	Fry, 319 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 23, 2003 reported	Rainbow Trout	2,000	Legals, 3.1 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2002 2 records

2002 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
June 3, 2002 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 178 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 22, 2002 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,200	Legals, 3.1 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2001 2 records

2001 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 30, 2001 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 145 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 16, 2001 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,200	Legals, 3.2 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2000 2 records

2000 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 24, 2000 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 240 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 15, 2000 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,200	Legals, 4.2 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

1999 2 records

1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 26, 1999 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 265 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 9, 1999 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 3.7 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

1998 2 records

1998 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 29, 1998 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 240 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 12, 1998 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 3.4 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

1997 2 records

1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 19, 1997 reported	Cutthroat Trout	500	Fry, 220 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
April 1, 1997 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,200	Legals, 4.3 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

1996 1 record

1996 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
March 22, 1996 reported	Rainbow Trout	1,000	Legals, 4.1 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

1995 3 records

1995 stocking records and official sources
Date / status	Species	Fish	Size	Hatchery	Notes	Source
May 26, 1995 reported	Cutthroat Trout	3,944	Fry, 136 fish/lb	TOKUL CR HATCHERY	Resident Coastal run	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 22, 1995 reported	Rainbow Trout	402	Legals, 3.5 fish/lb	PALMER HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
March 14, 1995 reported	Rainbow Trout	852	Legals, 3.1 fish/lb	PUYALLUP HATCHERY		Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A record for this water was last checked on 2026-09-10. This check date is not a stocking date.

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