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 the fall 2023 are included in the tables below. View the complete stocking report list.
Cutthroat Trout
| Week of | Water body | City | Location | Number of fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 11-17 | South Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson State Park | 500 |
| Chadron State Park Pond | Chadron | Chadron SP | 550 | |
| Alliance golf course pond | Alliance | 350 | ||
| Wood Reserve 1 | Crawford | 250 | ||
| Wood Reserve 3 | Crawford | 250 | ||
| Wood Reserve 4 | Crawford | 350 | ||
| White River | Crawford | 825 | ||
| Sowbelly Creek | Harrison | 250 | ||
| Cherry Creek Diversion Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 300 | |
| Sept. 18-24 | North Morrill Pond | Morrill | 1,000 | |
| Scottsbluff Zoo Pond | Scottsbluff | 500 | ||
| Carter P. Johnson Lake | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 1,000 | |
| Bridgeport middle lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport State Recreation Area | 1,100 | |
| Sept. 25-Oct. 2 | Grove Sandpit | Royal | Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area | 100 |
Rainbow Trout
| Week of | Water body | City | Location | Number of fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18-24 | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 |
| Gilbert Baker Pond | Harrison | Gilbert Baker WMA | 600 | |
| White River | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 1,000 | |
| Sept. 25-Oct. 1 | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 |
| Elm Creek | Red Cloud | Elm Creek WMA | 1,000 | |
| Bridgeport middle lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 2,000 | |
| Oct. 2-8 | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 |
| Grove Sandpit | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 75 | |
| Fremont Lake No. 2 | Fremont | Fremont SRA | 4,500 | |
| Crystal Cove Lake | South Sioux City | 4,500 | ||
| Fontenelle Park Pond | Omaha | 1,050 | ||
| Benson Lake | Omaha | 1,200 | ||
| Ta-Ha-Zouka Park Lake | Norfolk | 1,500 | ||
| Pawnee Park West | Columbus | 500 | ||
| Bridgeport Northwest Lake | Bridgeport | Bridgeport SRA | 1,400 | |
| Laing Lake | Alliance | 1,500 | ||
| Cherry Creek Diversion Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 250 | |
| Sidney Legion Park Pond | Sidney | 300 | ||
| Carter P. Johnson Lake | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 2,500 | |
| Middle Ice House Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 200 | |
| Lower Ice House Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 500 | |
| Oct. 9-15 | Lake Halleck | Papillion | 1,200 | |
| Steinhart Park Pond | Nebraska City | 800 | ||
| Weeping Water Park Pond 1 | Weeping Water | 1,500 | ||
| Louisville Pond 1A | Louisville | Louisville SRA | 600 | |
| Hanscom Park Pond | Omaha | 450 | ||
| Towl Park Pond | Omaha | 300 | ||
| David City Park Pond | David City | 600 | ||
| East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 | |
| North Morrill Pond | Morrill | 2,250 | ||
| Middle Morrill Pond | Morrill | 450 | ||
| South Morrill Pond | Morrill | 400 | ||
| Scottsbluff Zoo Pond | Scottsbluff | 900 | ||
| Rock Creek Lake | Parks | Rock Creek SRA | 3,000 | |
| Curtis Golf Course Pond | Curtis | 150 | ||
| Oxford City Lake | Oxford | George Mitchell Park | 300 | |
| Plum Creek Park Lake | Lexington | 750 | ||
| Oct. 16-22 | Bessey Pond | Halsey | 600 | |
| Ord City Lake (Auble’s Pond) | Ord | Auble’s Pond and Nature Trail | 1,500 | |
| Gracie Creek Pond | Burwell | 1,000 | ||
| Melham Park Lake | Broken Bow | 875 | ||
| Ansley City Lake | Ansley | 1,000 | ||
| Heartwell Park Lake | Hastings | 900 | ||
| GI Suck’s Lake | Grand Island | 650 | ||
| Gretna X Pond | Gretna | Gretna Crossing | 200 | |
| CenturyLink Lake | Ashland | Eugene T. Mahoney SP | 1,500 | |
| Bowling Lake | Lincoln | 400 | ||
| Holmes Lake | Lincoln | 3,000 | ||
| Humbolt City Park Lake | Humbolt | 600 | ||
| Stanton Lake | Falls City | 200 | ||
| Auburn Rotary Club Lake | Auburn | Auburn Fairgrounds | 800 | |
| Geneva pond | Geneva | 300 | ||
| Pawnee City Park Lake | Pawnee City | 300 | ||
| East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 | |
| Grove Lake | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 1,500 | |
| Lake Helen | Gothenburg | 2,000 | ||
| Windmill No. 2 | Gibbon | Windmill SRA | 600 | |
| Birdwood Lake | North Platte | Birdwood WMA | 4,000 | |
| Humphrey Pond | Ogallala | 600 | ||
| Bethphage Pond | Axtell | 200 | ||
| Oct. 23-29 | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 |
| Oct. 30-Nov. 5 | East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 200 |
| Holdrege City Lake (North Park) | Holdrege | 1,800 | ||
| Fort Kearny No. 6 | Kearney | Fort Kearny SRA | 1,280 | |
| North Platte I-80 lake | North Platte | 4,050 | ||
| South Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 1,200 | |
| Middle Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 400 | |
| North Grable Pond | Crawford | Fort Robinson SP | 750 | |
| November (as time and weather permit) | Lake Ogallala | Ogallala | Lake Ogallala SRA | 20,000 |
| East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 800 | |
| Crystal Springs Middle Pond | Fairbury | 1,000 | ||
| December (as time and weather permit) | Lake Ogallala | Ogallala | Lake Ogallala SRA | 5,000 |
| CenturyLink Lake | Ashland | Eugene T. Mahoney SP | 3,500 | |
| Bowling Lake | Lincoln | 400 | ||
| Holmes Lake | Lincoln | 3,000 | ||
| East Branch Verdigre Creek | Royal | Grove Lake WMA | 1,000 | |
| Birdwood Lake | North Platte | Birdwood WMA | 2,000 |
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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