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Howell Lake

WDFW logged 3 trout stocking dates at Howell Lake in 2026 so far, 1,600 fish in all. The latest was on Oct 6, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Howell Lk (Maso)”.

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

A lake with forest and trees
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Howell Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
1,600
by the same date in 2025
2,431
in all of 2025
2,431
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, Oct 6, 20261,000Cutthroat trout, fingerling
2026 · 1,600 fish on 3 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Oct 6Cutthroat trout1,000 fish · Fingerling1,000Fingerling25
Apr 9Rainbow trout400 fish · Legals400Legals2.5
Apr 1Cutthroat trout200 fish · Yearling200Yearling4.06
2025 · 2,431 fish on 4 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
May 22Rainbow trout100 fish · Legals100Legals1.95
May 20Cutthroat trout800 fish · Fry800Fry260
May 19Cutthroat trout1,025 fish · Fry1,025Fry260
Apr 11Rainbow trout506 fish · Legals506Legals2.25
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202631,600
202542,431
20242799
202332,400
20223800
202132,400
20202822
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.

  1. 8222020: 822 fish
  2. 2.4k2021: 2,400 fish
  3. 8002022: 800 fish
  4. 2.4k2023: 2,400 fish
  5. 7992024: 799 fish
  6. 2.4k2025: 2,431 fish
  7. 1.6k2026: 1,600 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Cutthroat trout7,22564%
Rainbow trout4,02736%

Where it is

Washington trout stockingAll Mason County watersRecently stocked in Washington

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Mason County: Mason Lake, Spencer Lake, Lost Lake, Nahwatzel Lake, Trails End Lake, Cady Lake, Aldrich Lake, Devereaux Lake.

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