Catch a trout and win a prize! The 2025 Trout Derby will officially open April 26 at more than 100 stocked lakes and runs through Oct. 31. This 10th anniversary edition of the derby is our biggest yet, with over 100 participating businesses offering nearly 1,100 donated prizes valued at more than $54,000! Find a lake near you at https://wdfwderby.com/ | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Fall isn’t just for hunting in Eastern Washington Staff at the Spokane Hatchery, as well as other Eastern Washington hatcheries, started stocking local lakes this week with trout. From October to November each year, 55 truckloads of fish- like this one delivered to Rock Lake yesterday- are put into area lakes in WDFW's Region 1. While these fish are small now, they will be a nice size for catching in the spring. And the fish planted last spring are biting now because trout prefer cooler water te