Bennington Lake
Of the 16,207 catchable trout WDFW put into Bennington Lake in 2025, 81% arrived in March, April or May; the rest went in on Jun 2 and Jun 3.
WDFW data through Oct 30, 2026. Page updated .
Bennington Lake in numbers
- catchable trout in 2025
- 16,207
- so far in 2026, through Oct 30
- 17,480
- 2025 against the 2015–2025 average of 16,995 a year
- −5%
2026 is running close to 2025: 17,480 fish through Oct 30, against 16,207 by the same date a year earlier. The latest batch, 2,825 rainbow trout, went in on Jun 16, 2026, 142 days before this page was built.
WDFW lists Bennington Lake as 39.4 acres in Walla Walla County, at 1,199 ft. It is the larger of the 2 Walla Walla County waters on this site. Its 2025 stocking came to about 411 catchable trout per acre, 12th of the 37 waters on this site with a WDFW acreage.
Every release since January 2025
14 species-date records, newest first. Fish per lb is the figure WDFW reports for each batch.
Fish released each year
2025 is yellow. 2026 is outlined because the year is not over: the data runs to Oct 30, 2026. The busiest full year was 2016, with 8 release dates and 20,595 fish; the 2015–2025 average is 6.8 release dates a year.
How big are these fish?
- 4 to 8 oz
- 33,025 fish, 98%
- 1 to 2 lb
- 662 fish, 2%
Weight is 1 ÷ fish per lb, as WDFW reports it for each batch. It is a batch average, not a guarantee for any one fish. Counts cover every release since January 2025.
Notes from the records
The biggest single batch since January 2025 was 5,100 rainbow trout on May 13, 2025. The heaviest fish were 350 rainbow trout on May 9, 2025, at 0.7 per lb, about 1.4 lb each.
Timing shifts from year to year. Treat this as a pattern, not a promise.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between the map points WDFW gives for each water, not driving distance.
Also in Walla Walla County: Quarry Pond.