Guides
Plain-English explainers and seasonal reports built from the same official state agency data behind every page on StockedWaters — always dated and cited to the source. Page 4 of 8.
Fish stocking isn't paid for by tax dollars — it runs on angler license fees and a federal excise tax on fishing gear that has generated over $12 billion since 1950.
Read the guide →Utah and Montana are nearly tied for the most recorded fish stockings of any state tracked here. Here's how all five states actually compare, by the real numbers.
Read the guide →Utah Lake has received over 900,000 stocked June suckers — a fish found nowhere else on Earth. Here's how Utah's endangered native-fish recovery program actually works.
Read the guide →Montana stocked over 470,000 endangered pallid sturgeon into three rivers. Here's how sturgeon stocking in New York, Montana, and Washington actually works, and why.
Read the guide →New York is the only state here that stocks muskellunge; Montana is the only one that stocks northern pike. Here's what real records show about both trophy predators.
Read the guide →Montana stocks bluegill in 372 different waters. Here's what real stocking data shows about panfish programs — and how to turn that into an easy family fishing trip.
Read the guide →Montana stocks largemouth bass in 850 different waters — ten times Utah's count. Here's what real stocking data shows about where bass programs are active today.
Read the guide →New York's Oneida Lake alone has taken in over 150 million walleye fry in a single year. Here's how four states' walleye stocking programs actually compare, water by water.
Read the guide →Kokanee are landlocked sockeye salmon, and Utah plants millions of them each year — mostly into four reservoirs. Here's what DWR's own records show, water by water.
Read the guide →California stocks catfish in city ponds too — a separate CDFW program from trout, covering 15 Southern California lakes. Here's which ones, and when to fish them.
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