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Trout stocking reports

Trout are stocked in city ponds and state park and recreation area lakes across the state each year.

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The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking valuable input from trout anglers, particularly those who fish put-and-take lakes. Information from this voluntary survey will be used to inform future trout management and stocking decisions.
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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 fall of 2024 are included in the tables below.

Rainbow & Cutbow Trout

Week ofWater bodyCityLocationNumber of fish
Sept. 23
East Branch Verdigre Creek RoyalGrove Lake WMA200
Grable South PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP1,200
Grable Middle PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP600
Grable North PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP750

Chadron WMA PondChadronChadron Creek Ranch WMA150
Lake OgallalaOgallalaOgallala SRA8,000
Oct. 1Elm CreekRed CloudElm Creek WMA1,000
Bridgeport NW LakeBridgeportBridgeport SRA1,400
Laing LakeAlliance1,500
Cherry Creek Diversion PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP250
Sidney Legion Park PondSidney300
Bridgeport Middle LakeBridgeportBridgeport SRA2,000
Middle Ice House PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP200
Lower Ice House PondCrawfordFort Robinson SP750
Oct. 7East Branch Verdigre Creek RoyalGrove Lake WMA200
Fremont Lake 18FremontFremont SRA2,000
Crystal Cove LakeSouth Sioux City2,500
Fontenelle LakeOmaha1,200
Benson LakeOmaha1,050
Lake HalleckPapillion1,200
Steinhart Park PondNebraska City800
Weeping Water Park Pond 1Weeping Water1,500
Louisville Pond 1ALouisvilleLouisville SRA600
David City Park PondDavid City600
TaHaZouka Park LakeNorfolk1,500
Pawnee Park WestColumbus1,000
North Morrill PondMorrill2,250
Middle Morrill PondMorrill450
South Morrill PondMorrill400
Scottsbluff Zoo PondScottsbluff900
Rock Creek LakeParksRock Creek SRA3,000
Oct. 14East Branch Verdigre Creek RoyalGrove Lake WMA                              200
Towl Park PondOmaha300
Grove LakeRoyalGrove Lake WMA1,500
Curtis Golf Course PontCurtis150
Oxford City LakeOxfordGeorge Mitchell Park300
Bethphage PondAxtell200
Plum Creek Park LakeLexingtonPlum Creek Park750
Lake HelenGothenburg2,000
Windmill #2GibbonWindmill SRA1,100
Fort Kearny #6KearneyFort Kearny SRA1,280
Holdrege City Lake (North Park)Holdrege1,800
Bessey PondHalseyNebraska National Forest600
Auble PondOrd1,500
Gracie Creek PondBurwellCalamus Reservoir1,000
Melham Park LakeBroken BowMellham Park875
Ansley Park PondAnsley1,000
Heartwell ParkHastings900
Grand Island Suck’s LakeGrand Island650
Central Nebraska Veterans HomeKearney200
Century Link LakeAshlandEugene T. Mahoney State Park1,500
Bowling LakeLincoln400
Holmes LakeLincoln3,000
Humbolt City Park PondHumbolt600
Stanton LakeFalls City200
Auburn Fairgrounds LakeAuburn800
Geneva City LakeGeneva300
Pawnee City PondPawnee City300
Gretna X PondGretna200
Oct. 21White River Crawford1,000
Gilbert Baker PondCrawfordGilbert Baker WMA600
Birdwood LakeNorth PlatteBirdwood WMA4,000
Humphrey PondOgallala600
East Branch Verdigre CreekRoyalGrove Lake WMA200
Lake OgallalaOgallalaLake Ogallala WMA6,000
Oct. 28East Branch Verdigre CreekRoyal Grove Lake WMA200
Lake OgallalaOgallalaLake Ogallala WMA5,000
November (as time and weather permit)East Branch Verdigre CreekRoyalGrove Lake WMA800
Crystal Springs Middle PondFairbury1,000
Lake OgallalaOgallalaLake Ogallala WMA10,000
December (as time and weather permit)CenturyLink LakeAshlandEugene T. Mahoney State Park3,500
Bowling LakeLincoln400
Holmes LakeLincoln3,000
East Branch Verdigre CreekRoyalGrove Lake WMA1,000
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