Common questions about how StockedSpots works and where the data comes from.
StockedSpots is an independent website that compiles fish stocking records from state wildlife agencies into a searchable format. You can look up any stocked water by name, county, species, or ZIP code and see its full stocking history.
Every record on StockedSpots is sourced from a state wildlife agency's own public data. See our Data Sources page for the exact agency behind every state we cover. Each water's page also links back to the source agency.
No. StockedSpots is independently operated and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any state wildlife agency. See our Disclaimer for details.
Data is refreshed on a regular schedule as agencies publish new stocking reports. Each water's page shows a "Data last checked" date so you always know how current the information is.
No. A record means an agency reported fish were stocked at that water in that season. Fish may since have been caught, moved, or died. Stocking records are historical, not a live population count — always check current conditions and regulations before you fish.
A water only appears on StockedSpots if the state agency has published stocking records for it. If a lake, pond, or river isn't listed, the agency likely hasn't reported any stocking activity there — or that state isn't live on StockedSpots yet.
Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, Montana, Ohio, New Hampshire, California, Arizona, Washington, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, North Dakota & Kansas are live today, with more states added as we find agencies with solid public stocking data. See our Locations page for the full coverage map.
Since every figure is compiled directly from the agency's own published data, we'd first check the source linked on that water's page. If the discrepancy is on our end, we welcome the correction.
See something that looks off?
Every stocking record on StockedSpots is pulled directly from official state wildlife agency sources — you can see exactly where each state's data comes from on our data sources page. If a record looks wrong, or you'd like a page reviewed or removed, let us know and we'll look into it.