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.
Currently stocking
States typically active this month based on their published stocking seasons. For confirmation, click through to the state's official agency report.
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
- VirginiaVirginia
- North CarolinaNorth
- GeorgiaGeorgia
- OhioOhio
- MichiganMichigan
- WisconsinWisconsin
- New YorkNew
- AlabamaAlabama
- AlaskaAlaska
- CaliforniaCalifornia
- ConnecticutConnecticut
- DelawareDelaware
- FloridaFlorida
- HawaiiHawaii
- IdahoIdaho
- IllinoisIllinois
- IndianaIndiana
- LouisianaLouisiana
- MaineMaine
- MarylandMaryland
- MassachusettsMassachusetts
- MinnesotaMinnesota
- MississippiMississippi
- MontanaMontana
- NebraskaNebraska
- New HampshireNew
- New JerseyNew
- North DakotaNorth
- Rhode IslandRhode
- South CarolinaSouth
- South DakotaSouth
- VermontVermont
- WyomingWyoming
All 50 states
- AlabamaStocking Now
- AlaskaStocking Now
- ArizonaYear-Round
- ArkansasYear-Round
- CaliforniaStocking Now
- ColoradoYear-Round
- ConnecticutStocking Now
- DelawareStocking Now
- FloridaStocking Now
- GeorgiaStocking Now
- HawaiiStocking Now
- IdahoStocking Now
- IllinoisStocking Now
- IndianaStocking Now
- IowaYear-Round
- KansasOff Season
- KentuckyYear-Round
- LouisianaStocking Now
- MaineStocking Now
- MarylandStocking Now
- MassachusettsStocking Now
- MichiganStocking Now
- MinnesotaStocking Now
- MississippiStocking Now
- MissouriYear-Round
- MontanaStocking Now
- NebraskaStocking Now
- NevadaYear-Round
- New HampshireStocking Now
- New JerseyStocking Now
- New MexicoYear-Round
- New YorkStocking Now
- North CarolinaStocking Now
- North DakotaStocking Now
- OhioStocking Now
- OklahomaOff Season
- OregonYear-Round
- PennsylvaniaStocking Now
- Rhode IslandStocking Now
- South CarolinaStocking Now
- South DakotaStocking Now
- TennesseeYear-Round
- TexasYear-Round
- UtahYear-Round
- VermontStocking Now
- VirginiaStocking Now
- WashingtonYear-Round
- West VirginiaYear-Round
- WisconsinStocking Now
- WyomingStocking Now
Browse by species
- 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