The week in stocking
Week of October 5, 2026
609 stockings on the record across 24 states, 2,146,020 fish reported.
Archived week (Oct 5 to Oct 11); numbers reflect the record as it stands today.
609
stocking records
2,146,020
fish reported
24
states stocking
495
waters
The biggest stockings
The largest single-day plants on the week's record, by reported count.
| Fish | Water | State | Date | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456,690 | Lake Halford | Tennessee | Oct 5 | bluegill |
| 325,611 | Pin Oak Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 206,681 | Gibson Co. Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 147,505 | Lake Graham | Tennessee | Oct 6 | bluegill |
| 79,094 | Glenn Springs Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 62,874 | Bill Dance Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 59,088 | Lake Graham | Tennessee | Oct 8 | bluegill |
| 57,102 | Whiteville Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 56,242 | Davy Crockett Lake | Tennessee | Oct 7 | bluegill |
| 55,827 | Browns Creek Lake | Tennessee | Oct 8 | bluegill |
State by state
| State | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 149 | 68,360 |
| Utah | 60 | 131,541 |
| Virginia | 57 | |
| Massachusetts | 48 | |
| New Mexico | 33 | 91,523 |
| Tennessee | 33 | 1,693,522 |
| Connecticut | 30 | |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | |
| Arizona | 25 | |
| South Dakota | 24 | 37,034 |
| Rhode Island | 19 | |
| Nebraska | 17 | 19,271 |
| Colorado | 11 | |
| North Carolina | 11 | |
| Nevada | 10 | 22,620 |
| Oregon | 10 | 21,110 |
| Maryland | 9 | 10,250 |
| Alaska | 7 | 25,184 |
| Washington | 7 | 15,510 |
| South Carolina | 6 | |
| Vermont | 6 | 3,345 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6,750 |
| California | 3 | |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Turning on, turning off
Back on the record this week: Kentucky, Maryland (no dated stockings the week before).
Went quiet: Idaho, Montana (stocked the week before, nothing dated this week).
Every number on this page is computed from state agency records we
compile daily; nothing is written by hand. Follow a state's RSS or
calendar feed from its page to get the same news as it posts.