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Your guide to the
best fishing in the U.S.
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WHAT’S NEW?
23,318 Trout Stocked in 10 Oregon Waters for Labor Day
More than 23,000 trout stocked in some of Oregon’s favorite fishing holes ahead of Labor Day weekend.
Over 66,000 Trout Stocked in One Oregon Lake This Year
Southern Oregon’s Lost Creek Lake is being stocked with 66,100 hatchery rainbow trout in 2025. Summer is a great time to catch them!
72,000 Trout Being Stocked in One Nearby Washington Lake
Mayfield Lake in Washington is not only close to home, but it’s loaded with more than 70,000 legal-sized rainbow trout in the spring and summer months.
62,303 Trout Stocked in 28 Oregon Waters for July 4 Fishing
Over 60,000 trout are being stocked in lakes and rivers across Oregon to improve fishing ahead of the long Fourth of July weekend.
83,000 Trout Stocked in this One Famous Oregon Fishing River
Oregon’s McKenzie River is stocked to the gills with hatchery rainbow trout every spring and summer. Right now is the perfect time to find a fishing spot on this beloved river.
4.47 Million Salmon Stocked in One Lake in Washington State
Nearly 4.5 million young kokanee salmon were scheduled to be stocked this year in Lake Whatcom near Bellingham.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Best Fishing in America launched more than a decade ago in Oregon and is expanding across the U.S. Our goal is to provide a free, easy-to-use website where recreational anglers can learn where, when and how to get the most out of their precious fishing time, whether close to home or on the road.
Publisher Eric Apalategui has been an award-winning West Coast journalist and teacher for more than 20 years — and crazy about fishing much longer. Co-conspirators who share their angling insights on this website include expert writers and researchers, fishing guides, tackle shop owners, lodge operators, tackle manufacturers, angling organization members and, of course, lots of fellow fishing fanatics.
