Brown Trout Stocking 2026
The European import: warier and longer-lived than the rainbow, and the fish programs lean on where summer water runs too warm for brookies.
14
states stocking
1,468
waters
3,691
stockings 2026
3,007,235
fish reported
Where they go in
Only waters we can place with confidence appear on the map; every stocking is in its state's tables.
When they go in
Brown trout stockings by month, 2026.
Jan
35
Feb
159
Mar
750
Apr
1247
May
810
Jun
81
Jul
10
Aug
·
Sep
·
Oct
8
Nov
·
Dec
·
By state
| State | Stockings | Waters |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,291 | 646 |
| Massachusetts | 347 | 292 |
| Virginia | 253 | 91 |
| Michigan | 239 | 102 |
| New Hampshire | 196 | 91 |
| Maine | 85 | 44 |
| New York | 82 | 58 |
| Vermont | 80 | 43 |
| Utah | 40 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | 31 |
| Nevada | 21 | 13 |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 |
| Washington | 8 | 6 |
| Montana | 3 | 3 |
Most-stocked waters
| Water | State | Stockings |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek | PA | 55 |
| Kettle Creek | PA | 28 |
| Fishing Creek | PA | 23 |
| Loyalsock Creek | PA | 22 |
| Buffalo Creek | PA | 21 |
| Neshannock Creek | PA | 20 |
| Lehigh River | PA | 20 |
| Androscoggin River (Little) | ME | 20 |
| Mill Creek | PA | 19 |
| Brodhead Creek | PA | 19 |
| Oil Creek | PA | 17 |
| Middle Creek | PA | 16 |
State records
The heaviest brown trout each state has ever certified, where the agency publishes a record book.
| State | Weight | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 28 lb 5 oz | Paulina Lake | 2002 |
| North Carolina | 24 lbs, 10 oz. | Nantahala River | 1998 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 lb. 9 oz. | Lake Erie | 2020 |
| New Mexico | 20lb. 4oz. | Chama River | 1946 |
| Massachusetts | 19 lbs 10 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | 1966 |
| Maryland | 18.2 lbs. | North Branch Of Potomac At Barnum | 2001 |
| West Virginia | 16.00 | South Branch | 1968 |
| Virginia | 14 lbs. 12 oz. | South Fork Holston | 1990 |
| Texas | 7.12 | Guadalupe River | 1986 |
Counts come from the state agencies' own stocking publications,
compiled by StockingMap. Species naming follows each agency's
wording; hybrids and strains are kept where the agency reports
them.