Kachess Lake

Name: Trout stocking records: Kachess Lake, Washington
Creator: Stocking Record

WDFW logged 3 trout stocking dates at Kachess Lake in 2026 so far, 379,053 fish in all. The latest was on Sep 4, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Kachess Lk (Kitt)”.

WDFW data pulled Nov 6, 2026. Latest record in the WDFW data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

Kachess Lake, Washington — Photo: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kachess Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6: 379,053
by the same date in 2025: 387,638
in all of 2025: 387,638

Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and kokanee release WDFW lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include fry and fingerlings as well as catchable trout: WDFW calls catchable fish “legals”. Fish per pound is WDFW’s figure for each release; fewer fish per pound means bigger fish.

Last stocked, Sep 4, 202679,453Cutthroat trout, fry

2026 · 379,053 fish on 3 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Life stage	Fish per lb
Sep 4	Cutthroat trout79,453 fish · Fry	79,453	Fry	360
Jun 9	Kokanee153,300 fish · Fry	153,300	Fry	219
Jun 5	Kokanee146,300 fish · Fry	146,300	Fry	209

2025 · 387,638 fish on 5 dates
Date	Species	Fish	Life stage	Fish per lb
Sep 18	Cutthroat trout31,383 fish · Fry	31,383	Fry	346
Jun 6	Kokanee59,250 fish · Fry	59,250	Fry	237
Jun 6	Kokanee42,305 fish · Fry	42,305	Fry	237
Jun 5	Kokanee59,250 fish · Fry	59,250	Fry	237
Jun 4	Kokanee59,250 fish · Fry	59,250	Fry	237
Jun 3	Kokanee136,200 fish · Fry	136,200	Fry	227

Every year since 2020
Year	Stocking dates	Fish
2026	3	379,053
2025	5	387,638
2024	4	337,355
2023	2	301,642
2022	4	380,811
2021	5	497,334
2020	4	608,543

2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fry and fingerlings.

609k2020: 608,543 fish
497k2021: 497,334 fish
381k2022: 380,811 fish
302k2023: 301,642 fish
337k2024: 337,355 fish
388k2025: 387,638 fish
379k2026: 379,053 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
Species	Fish	Share
Kokanee	2,249,039	78%
Cutthroat trout	643,337	22%

Where it is

Washington trout stocking All Kittitas County waters Recently stocked in Washington

Open on a map

Map point 47.3165, -121.2282: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 1521538). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Kittitas County: Fio Rito Lk-N, Mattoon Lake, Lavendar Lake, McCabe Pond, Kiwanas Pond, Naneum Pond, Easton Pond (3), Keechelus Lake.

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled Nov 6, 2026. Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Kachess Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Bait and tackleNone in 10 mi

Boat rentalNone in 10 mi

Campground0.5mi Lodging3.9mi

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lake Kachess Campgroundcampground · Easton0.5 mi
Lake Easton RV ResortRV park · Easton5.2 mi
Lake Easton State Park Campgroundcampground · Easton5.5 mi

Lodging

nearest 3

Trollhaugenhotel · Easton3.9 mi
Snoqualmie Pass Lodgehotel · Easton4.0 mi
Moulton lodgelodge · Easton5.4 mi

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