Trout stocking reports
Trout are stocked in city ponds and state park and recreation area lakes across the state each year.
Nebraska Game and Parks stocks trout in water bodies across the state twice each year, in the spring and the fall. Stocking schedules can change on short notice for a variety of reasons. Planned stockings for spring of 2024 are included in the tables below.
Tiger Trout
Week of | Water body | City | Location | Number of fish |
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March 4 | Chadron State Park Pond | Chadron | Chadron SP | 500 |
Alliance golf course pond | Alliance | 300 | ||
Bessey Pond | Halsey | Nebraska National Forest | 500 | |
Curtis Golf Course Pond | Curtis | Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course | 150 | |
Rock Creek Lake | Parks | Rock Creek SRA | 1,000 |
Rainbow Trout
Week of | Water body | City | Location | Number of fish |
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March 11 | CenturyLink Lake | Ashland | Eugene T. Mahoney State Park | 2,500 |
Gretna Crossing Pond | Gretna | 200 | ||
Humbolt City Park Lake | Humbolt | 350 | ||
Pawnee City Pond | Pawnee City | 300 | ||
Rotay Club Lake | Auburn | Auburn Fairgrounds | 800 | |
Stanton Lake | Falls City | 200 | ||
Steinhart Park East Pond | Nebraska City | 800 | ||
Fremont Lakes SRA No. 2 | Fremont | Fremont SRA | 4,500 | |
Ponca State Park Pond | Ponca | Ponca State Park | 750 | |
March 12 | Heartwell Park Lake | Hastings | 450 | |
Suck’s Lake | Grand Island | 650 | ||
Lake Halleck | Papillion | 1,200 | ||
Weeping Water Pond 1 | Weeping Water | 1,500 | ||
Louisville SRA 1A | Ponca | Ponca State Park | 600 | |
Fort Kearny SRA No. 6 | Kearney | Fort Kearny SRA | 1,200 | |
Windmill SRA No. 2 | Gibbon | Windmill SRA | 900 | |
Ponca State Park Pond | Ponca | Ponca State Park | 750 | |
March 13 | Geneva Pond | Geneva | 300 | |
Bethphage Pond | Axtell | 200 | ||
Holdrege City Lake | Holdrege | 800 | ||
North Morrill Pond | Morrill | 2,250 | ||
Middle Morrill Pond | Morrill | 450 | ||
March 14 | Auble Pond | Ord | 750 | |
Victoria Springs SRA Lake | Anselmo | Victoria Springs SRA | 1,200 | |
Carney Pond | O’Neill | Carney Park | 750 | |
Terry’s Pit | Terrytown | Carpenter Park | 1,500 | |
Riverside Park Pond | Scottsbluff | 900 | ||
March 16 | Ta-Ha-Zouka Park Lake | Norfolk | Ta-Ha-Zouka Park | 1,500 |
Pawnee Park West Lake | Columbus | Pawnee Park | 1,500 | |
Neligh Park Pond | West Point | Neligh Park | 800 | |
Holmes Lake | Lincoln | Holmes Lake Park | 4,000 | |
Lake Helen | Gothenburg | Lafayette Park | 2,000 | |
Plum Creek Park Lake | Lexington | Plum Creek Park | 1,000 | |
March 18 | David City Park Pond West | David City | David City Park | 600 |
Rock Creek SRA Lake | Parks | Rock Creek SRA | 500 | |
Oxford City Lake | Oxford City | 150 | ||
March 19 | North Platte I-80 Lake | North Platte | 2,700 | |
March 20 | Bridgeport SRA Middle Lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 2,000 |
Bridgeport SRA Northwest Lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 1,400 | |
Additional March stockings | Lake Ogallala SRA | Ogallala | Lake Ogallala SRA | 10,000 |
Gracie Creek Pond | Burwell | 1,000 | ||
Elm Creek | Red Cloud | 500 | ||
East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 1,000 | |
Two Rivers SRA No. 5 (Trout Lake) | Waterloo | Two Rivers SRA | 10,500 | |
Additional April stockings | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 800 |
Two Rivers SRA No. 5 (Trout Lake) | Waterloo | Two Rivers SRA | 6,000 | |
Keller Park SRA No. 4 | Ainsworth | Keller Park SRA | 250 | |
Keller Park SRA No. 5 | Ainsworth | Keller Park SRA | 400 | |
Grove Lake WMA Sandpit | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 50 | |
Sand Springs | Johnstown | Plum Creek WMA | 250 | |
North Platte I-80 Lake | North Platte | 2,700 | ||
Lake Ogallala SRA | Ogallala | Lake Ogallala SRA | 10,000 | |
South Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 1,200 | |
Middle Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 600 | |
Gilbert-Baker WMA Pond | Harrison | Gilbert-Baker WMA | 600 | |
Chadron City Reservoir North | Chadron | 1,700 | ||
Chadron City Reservoir South | Chadron | 1,700 | ||
Chadron State Park Pond | Chadron | Chadron State Park | 500 | |
North Morrill Pond | Morrill | 2,250 | ||
Middle Morrill Pond | Morrill | 450 | ||
Riverside Park Pond | Scottsbluff | 900 | ||
Bridgeport SRA Northwest Lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 1,400 | |
Terry’s Pit | Terrytown | 1,000 | ||
Bridgeport SRA Middle Lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 2,000 | |
Cherry Creek Diversion Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson State Park | 250 | |
Laing Lake | Alliance | Laing Park | 1,000 | |
Rock Creek Station SRA Lake | Parks | Rock Creek SRA | 1,500 |
Fish stocking database
We’ve been stocking Nebraska water bodies with a diversity of fish species since the late 1920s. Explore the searchable database that shows which species were stocked when and where.
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