Fish stocking schedules by state
2026 fish stocking schedules all 50 states.
State-by-state fish stocking program information for 2026 — agency stocking report links, top stocked waterbodies, species programs, and seasonal patterns. Every state operates a stocking program in some form; this is the planning context to use those programs well.
Static guides — live reports at the agency
These pages summarize each state's program for planning purposes. The actual weekly stocking locations, dates, and volumes live on the official agency stocking reports — every state page links directly to the source.
All 50 states
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Click a state for its stocking program and current season status.
- AlabamaOff Season
- AlaskaOff Season
- ArizonaYear-Round
- ArkansasYear-Round
- CaliforniaStocking Soon
- ColoradoYear-Round
- ConnecticutOff Season
- DelawareOff Season
- FloridaOff Season
- GeorgiaOff Season
- HawaiiStocking Soon
- IdahoStocking Soon
- IllinoisOff Season
- IndianaStocking Soon
- IowaYear-Round
- KansasOff Season
- KentuckyYear-Round
- LouisianaOff Season
- MaineStocking Soon
- MarylandOff Season
- MassachusettsStocking Soon
- MichiganStocking Soon
- MinnesotaStocking Soon
- MississippiOff Season
- MissouriYear-Round
- MontanaStocking Soon
- NebraskaOff Season
- NevadaYear-Round
- New HampshireStocking Soon
- New JerseyOff Season
- New MexicoYear-Round
- New YorkStocking Soon
- North CarolinaOff Season
- North DakotaStocking Soon
- OhioStocking Soon
- OklahomaOff Season
- OregonYear-Round
- PennsylvaniaOff Season
- Rhode IslandOff Season
- South CarolinaOff Season
- South DakotaStocking Soon
- TennesseeYear-Round
- TexasYear-Round
- UtahYear-Round
- VermontStocking Soon
- VirginiaOff Season
- WashingtonYear-Round
- West VirginiaYear-Round
- WisconsinStocking Soon
- WyomingStocking Soon
Browse by species
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- Rainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykiss12 states
- Brown TroutSalmo trutta10 states
- Brook TroutSalvelinus fontinalis9 states
- Lake TroutSalvelinus namaycush7 states
- WalleyeSander vitreus8 states
- SaugeyeSander vitreus × Sander canadensis6 states
- MuskellungeEsox masquinongy8 states
- Tiger MuskieEsox masquinongy × Esox lucius6 states
- Channel CatfishIctalurus punctatus10 states
- Striped Bass (Landlocked)Morone saxatilis8 states
- Hybrid Striped BassMorone saxatilis × M. chrysops7 states
- Kokanee SalmonOncorhynchus nerka7 states
- Chinook & Coho SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha / O. kisutch8 states
- Bluegill & Redear SunfishLepomis macrochirus / L. microlophus8 states