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Indiana Fish Stocking

Reports, schedules, species, and official links from Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Official data snapshot Recent stocking records Source reviewed July 19, 2026

Quick answer

Official report: Indiana Department of Natural Resources's Indiana fish stocking dashboard is the source of record for Indiana stocking information.

Commonly documented species: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Grass Carp, Hybrid Striped Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Redear Sunfish, Saugeye, Steelhead, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

Typical timing: Current records can appear daily during active stocking. Separate trout and catfish plans provide expected windows, but weather and water levels can change deliveries.

What anglers should know

Indiana's interactive dashboard is a complete historical and current stocking database with filters for county, waterbody, species, and year. Agency staff update it about once every 24 hours as new records are entered.

Inland trout streams and northern lakes, Lake Michigan salmon and steelhead waters, reservoir walleye and hybrid fisheries, and urban catfish ponds all live in the same system. That breadth makes species and county filters essential.

Check the official Indiana report

Indiana fish stocking dashboard is the source of record. Agency schedules can change for weather, water conditions, hatchery operations, or access, so confirm there before driving.

Open Indiana fish stocking dashboard

Stocking report snapshot

Showing 25 of 47 normalized public records. Records with published quantities total 13,032,293 fish.

Retrieved July 19, 2026
Recent or scheduled fish stocking records for Indiana
Date Water Species Quantity
2026 Airline Pit Greene County Rainbow Trout Avg. 12.2 in. 579
2026 Bass Lake (Starke) Starke County Walleye Avg. 0.2 in. 810,750
2026 Bostwick Pond Miami County Walleye Avg. 0.2 in. 493,500
2026 Brookville Lake Franklin County Walleye Avg. 0.2 in. 10,520,950
2026 Cagles Mill Lake Owen County Walleye Avg. 1.4025 in. 85,442
2026 Cecil M Harden Lake Parke County Saugeye 594,118
2026 Cedar Lake (Lake) Lake County Saugeye Avg. 1.37 in. 39,050
2026 Cedar Lake (Whitley) Whitley County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.73 in. 1,204
2026 Delaware Lake Marion County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.73 in. 602
2026 Diamond Valley Lake Vanderburgh County Channel Catfish Avg. 11.84 in. 563
2026 Dobbs Park Pond Vigo County Channel Catfish Avg. 11.84 in. 500
2026 Dubarry Park Pond North Marion County Channel Catfish Avg. 11.84 in. 247
2026 Dubarry Park Pond South Marion County Channel Catfish Avg. 11.84 in. 248
2026 Fairfield Park Lake 3 (NE) Tippecanoe County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.73 in. 652
2026 Fancher Lake Lake County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.73 in. 658
2026 Gage, Lake Steuben County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.5 in. 2,131
2026 Garvin Park Lake Vanderburgh County Channel Catfish Avg. 11.84 in. 525
2026 Gilbert Lake (Marshall) Marshall County Hybrid Striped Bass Avg. 1.58 in. 370
2026 Glenn Flint Lake Putnam County Saugeye Avg. 1.38 in. 33,000
2026 Green Lake (Steuben) Steuben County Rainbow Trout Avg. 10.73 in. 306
2026 Huntingburg Lake Dubois County Saugeye Avg. 1.33 in. 18,800
2026 J.C. Murphey Lake Newton County Channel Catfish Avg. 2.7 in. 49,657
2026 Juday Creek St. Joseph County Brown Trout Avg. 12.37 in. 101
2026 Kokomo Reservoir Howard County Walleye Avg. 1.48 in. 25,045
2026 Koteewi Lake Hamilton County Saugeye Avg. 1.33 in. 1,400

Indiana DNR current-year Tableau export normalized by county, waterbody, species, quantity, and published average length; the export summarizes by year rather than exact stocking date. This is a dated research snapshot. The official agency page above controls if a row changes.

When stocking happens in Indiana

Current records can appear daily during active stocking. Separate trout and catfish plans provide expected windows, but weather and water levels can change deliveries.

Reading tip

Hover or tap the stocked amount in the dashboard for record details, and distinguish river stockings from mapped lake points.

Fish stocked in Indiana

Indiana DNR explicitly lists these species in its online stocking program. The dashboard combines DNR hatchery fish, purchased fish, and approved permit stockings.

  • Black Crappie
  • Bluegill
  • Brown Trout
  • Channel Catfish
  • Chinook Salmon
  • Coho Salmon
  • Grass Carp
  • Hybrid Striped Bass
  • Hybrid Sunfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Muskellunge
  • Northern Pike
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Redear Sunfish
  • Saugeye
  • Steelhead
  • Striped Bass
  • Walleye
  • Yellow Perch

Where to start looking

These are useful geographic starting points, not a promise that every water is stocked this season.

  • Lake Michigan and tributaries
  • northern natural lakes
  • central reservoirs
  • southern impoundments
  • urban fishing ponds

Indiana stocking questions

Where can I find the latest Indiana fish stocking report?

Use the Indiana fish stocking dashboard published by Indiana Department of Natural Resources. This page links directly to that official source and labels our own records as a dated snapshot, not a live feed.

What fish are stocked in Indiana?

Indiana stocking sources and program materials identify Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Grass Carp, Hybrid Striped Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Redear Sunfish, Saugeye, Steelhead, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch. Indiana DNR explicitly lists these species in its online stocking program. The dashboard combines DNR hatchery fish, purchased fish, and approved permit stockings.

When does Indiana stock fish?

Current records can appear daily during active stocking. Separate trout and catfish plans provide expected windows, but weather and water levels can change deliveries.