Iowa Trout Stocking Schedule 2026
Iowa announces community stockings to the day and the clock hour, and runs announced and unannounced stream stockings April through October.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Iowa DNR
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20
stocking records 2026
19
waters
Between seasons
Iowa is between stocking seasons. Spring and winter events; streams April to October.
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Spring and winter events; streams April to October.
Jan
6
Feb
1
Mar
10
Apr
3
May
·
Jun
·
Jul
·
Aug
·
Sep
·
Oct
·
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 20 |
Schedule changes
When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.
- 2026-08-28 Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Petocka: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Triumph Park West & East: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Scharnberg Pond: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Moorland Pond: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Big Lake: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Bacon Creek Lake: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Heritage Pond: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 North Prairie Lake: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Sand Lake: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Ely Pond: county, lat, lon revised
- 2026-08-28 Noelridge Park Pond: county, lat, lon revised
All stocked waters
Every Iowa water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.
Lee County 1
- Wilson LakeMar 19
All rows come from Iowa DNR publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Iowa fishing
regulations.