Steelhead Stocking 2026
Rainbows run to sea scale: Great Lakes and Pacific programs plant smolts that come back as the hardest pull in fresh water.
2
states stocking
18
waters
39
stockings 2026
921,820
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
Steelhead stockings by month, 2026.
Jan
·
Feb
·
Mar
9
Apr
3
May
·
Jun
·
Jul
·
Aug
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Sep
·
Oct
·
Nov
·
Dec
·
By state
| State | Stockings | Waters |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 13 |
| Vermont | 13 | 5 |
Most-stocked waters
| Water | State | Stockings |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Champlain | VT | 10 |
| Barton River | VT | 3 |
| Cascade Creek | PA | 2 |
| Conneaut Creek | PA | 2 |
| Crooked Creek | PA | 2 |
| Elk Creek | PA | 2 |
| Fourmile Creek | PA | 2 |
| Godfrey Run | PA | 2 |
| Raccoon Creek | PA | 2 |
| Sevenmile Creek | PA | 2 |
| Sixteenmile Creek | PA | 2 |
| Trout Run | PA | 2 |
State records
The heaviest steelhead each state has ever certified, where the agency publishes a record book.
| State | Weight | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 35 lb 8 oz | Columbia River | 1970 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 lb. 3 oz. | Walnut Creek | 2001 |
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.