Deer Lk - stocking log

Washington · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

Deer Lk is one of the workhorses of Washington's stocking program: 25 plants on record since 2025, averaging about 12 a year, mostly in May and April.

Deer Lk was last stocked on August 28, 2026 with 1,200 Rainbow, per Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Species on record here: Rainbow (18), Cutthroat (3), Eastern Brook Trout (3), Brown Trout (1).
25 stockings are on file for this water since 2025, totaling 250,318 fish where counts were published.

Recorded stockings by month:

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Stocking log

August 28, 2026Rainbow1,200 fish · Yakima

May 28, 2026Rainbow10,080 fish · Lincoln

May 27, 2026Rainbow100,128 fish · Stevens

May 21, 2026Cutthroat10,500 fish · Island

May 18, 2026Eastern Brook Trout12,018 fish · Stevens

May 15, 2026Rainbow500 fish · Columbia

May 12, 2026Cutthroat1,200 fish · Mason

April 15, 2026Rainbow7,000 fish · Island

April 11, 2026Eastern Brook Trout16,225 fish · Stevens

April 11, 2026Rainbow15,300 fish · Stevens

April 9, 2026Rainbow720 fish · Columbia

April 9, 2026Rainbow75 fish · Columbia

March 31, 2026Rainbow14,615 fish · Stevens

March 31, 2026Rainbow6,385 fish · Stevens

March 9, 2026Rainbow300 fish · Stevens

March 2, 2026Brown Trout1,000 fish · Lincoln

February 24, 2026Rainbow25 fish · Columbia

February 24, 2026Rainbow1,000 fish · Columbia

February 18, 2026Rainbow2,808 fish · Stevens

February 17, 2026Rainbow22,264 fish · Stevens

November 20, 2025Eastern Brook Trout600 fish · Stevens

October 15, 2025Rainbow10,973 fish · Stevens

October 3, 2025Rainbow13,140 fish · Stevens

October 3, 2025Rainbow1,862 fish · Stevens

September 3, 2025Cutthroat400 fish · Skamania

Field note · It has been a while since the last posted plant here. Stocked trout that survive the early rush spread out and feed more naturally, so fish this like wild water: lighter line, smaller offerings, and the cooler ends of the day.

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Log reflects data.wa.gov dataset 6fex-3r7d 'WDFW Fish Plants' as of 2026-10-04. Waters can be stocked without an advance posting - treat this as a record, not a promise.

Deer Lk - stocking log

Stocking log

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