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    Trout Stocking

    Trout stockings occur year-round and in hundreds of various waterways across the state. 

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    Man tossing trout from a white bucket into a stream from the shoreline

    Adult Trout

    Anglers commonly view the beginning of stocking season to be the end of February, when adult trout stockings begin for Stocked Trout Waters (view these waters on our County Guide interactive map) in preparation of the opening day of trout season. After opening day, in-season stockings continue for these waters. In addition to adults, fingerling trout are also stocked throughout the year.

    Trout Stocking Information and Maps

    Trout Stocking Schedule

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    Stocked Trout Waters Map

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    Trout Stocking Program Changes

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    Trout Feature Page

    Learn about Trout

    2026 Summary of Planned Adult Trout Stocking*

     
    ​Water​Number​Brook​Brown​Rainbow​Total​Trophy**
    Streams​684
    		​74,325
    		664,720
    		1,809,555
    		2,548,600
    		15,278
    Lakes​130
    		50,550
    		32,460
    		558,490
    		641,500
    		2,865
    Combined814
    		124,875
    		697,180
    		2,368,045
    		3,190,100
    		18,143
    Cooperative Nurseries (approximately)​1,122,962---
    Total to be Stocked4,313,062---

    * Numbers planned for the stocking year (1/1 through 12/31). Due to a number of variables actual numbers stocked may change.

    ** Trophy are golden rainbow trout that average 1.5 pounds and 14 inches, their numbers are included with rainbow trout.​

    Infographic displaying the breakdown of how 3.2 million adult trout will be stocked in 684 streams and 130 lakes in 2026.

    Trout Stocking Overview

    The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s stocked trout program provides high quality recreational trout angling opportunities over a much broader area of the Commonwealth than could be provided by the wild trout resource alone. Learn more about our trout stocking program with our fact sheet below.

    Trout Stocking Fact Sheet

    Fingerling Trout

    Fingerling trout stockings are composed of sub-legal trout (less than the statewide minimum length limit of 7 inches). Fingerling trout are used to provide angling opportunities on waters that have the potential to provide a trout fishery on a put-grow-take basis. The receiving waters must meet the general life requirements of trout on a year-round basis.

    Dates provided are subject to change. There are also usually a few last minute stockings to remove any surplus fingerlings from production. Additional fingerling stockings are added as they are scheduled.

    Fingerling Stockings

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    Fish for Trout

    Pennsylvania boasts some of the best trout fishing in the world. Learn more about how to fish, when to fish and where to target this species.