# Best Trout Stocking Alert Apps and Services for 2026 The right stocking alert depends first on state coverage: TroutNotify is Utah-only, Almost Heaven Gold is West Virginia-only, and UtahStockedFish is a free weekly Utah option. CastIQ is the broadest verified paid peer at 23 supported states, while FishScout requires extra verification because its coverage, cadence, and paid price are opaque. ## Utah trout stocking, in numbers - 11,660,600 fish stocked into Utah waters in 2025 by Utah DWR hatcheries ([Utah DWR, Dec 9 2025](https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/2025/12/09/dwr-stocks-more-than-eleven-million-fish-throughout-utah-in-2025)) - 655 distinct Utah waterbodies received a stocking in 2025 ([Utah DWR, Dec 9 2025](https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/2025/12/09/dwr-stocks-more-than-eleven-million-fish-throughout-utah-in-2025)) > Our hatcheries are important because they provide the majority of the fish we stock in the state. Stocking is a crucial management tool that we use to provide Utahns with the numbers and species of fish they desire. > > — [Richard Hepworth, DWR Fish Culture Coordinator](https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/2025/12/09/dwr-stocks-more-than-eleven-million-fish-throughout-utah-in-2025) ## Coverage before feature count ### Qualifying job A product had to advertise a stocking-specific alert, push, SMS, or email workflow—not only maps, social activity, conditions, or historical layers. ### Practical fit State coverage and delivery type were weighted ahead of feature count because an alert outside your state has no practical value. ### Honesty boundary No speed winner is named: every service remains downstream of agency publication and no verified latency SLA was available. ## What each option is actually good for ### TroutNotify 01 · Utah trout-stocking alert service **Best for:** Utah anglers following exact waters by email - **Price:** $39/year (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). - **Coverage:** Utah only The focused Utah choice: pick waters and receive a practical email after a matching Utah DWR trout record is detected. It is not available outside Utah. #### What it does - Follow selected Utah lakes, ponds, and streams - Newly published trout-stocking email alerts - Species, quantity, average length, date, and water in each alert - Free watchlist preview before alert activation #### Check before choosing - Coverage is Utah only; TroutNotify must not be presented as available in other states. - Alerts are downstream of Utah DWR publication and scheduled checks, with no guaranteed latency. ### CastIQ 02 · Multi-state fishing-intelligence app **Best for:** iPhone anglers needing broader supported-state coverage - **Price:** $0 free tier; Pro $4.99/month or $39.99/year with a 7-day trial (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). - **Coverage:** Official stocking data from 23 state agencies; 62,000+ waters The closest multi-state paid peer, with 23 agency feeds, stocking notifications, an upcoming calendar, a weekly digest, and predictions. Coverage is not nationwide and ingestion is daily. #### What it does - Stocking notifications - Upcoming-stocking calendar - Weekly stocking digest - Stocking predictions #### Check before choosing - Coverage is limited to 23 states rather than all 50. - The app is iPhone-only, and its daily ingestion is still downstream of agency publication. - The App Store description lags the current site and in-app-purchase listing. ### FishScout 03 · General fishing app with Stocking Radar **Best for:** Anglers willing to verify Stocking Radar inside the app - **Price:** Free to start; a paid subscription exists, but no public price was verified (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). - **Coverage:** Stocking-state coverage is not publicly clear Stocking Radar and opt-in push make it relevant, but state coverage, cadence, and the paid subscription price were not publicly clear. Treat it as a verify-before-buy option. #### What it does - General fishing app - Stocking Radar - Opt-in stocking push notifications - Free starting tier #### Check before choosing - State coverage and update cadence are not publicly clear. - A paid subscription exists, but no public price was verified. ### Almost Heaven Gold 04 · West Virginia trout-stocking alert and map service **Best for:** West Virginia anglers who prefer SMS - **Price:** Launched at $5/month or a $20/year Founder's Pass in April 2026; the current checkout price is behind signup (status checked as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). - **Coverage:** West Virginia only A dedicated West Virginia service with maps and SMS tied to WVDNR updates. The published price is launch-era pricing; the current checkout amount is behind signup. #### What it does - West Virginia trout-stocking alerts - SMS delivery - Maps - WVDNR-update monitoring #### Check before choosing - Coverage is West Virginia only. - Pricing is based on its April 2026 launch announcement; the current price is shown only after signup. ### UtahStockedFish 05 · Free Utah stocking report and weekly email **Best for:** A free weekly Utah email - **Price:** $0 (as of July 2026 — verify current pricing on their site). - **Coverage:** Utah only The honest free Utah alternative. Its weekly cadence is different from a selected-water alert after a new matching publication. #### What it does - Utah DWR-derived stocking reports - Weekly stocking email - Free access - Utah-specific coverage #### Check before choosing - Coverage is Utah only. - Weekly delivery is less event-specific than an alert after a newly published record. ## Sources - [TroutNotify product and Utah coverage](/) — Current product copy and coverage checked July 2026. - [CastIQ product site](https://app.castiq.net/) — Current coverage, feature, trial, and web pricing claims checked July 2026. - [CastIQ App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castiq-fishing-intelligence/id6761063117) — Version 1.2.1 and current $4.99 monthly / $39.99 annual in-app purchases checked July 2026; verify current pricing in the App Store because descriptive copy is older. - Public FishScout product information — Feature claims captured July 2026; coverage, cadence, and paid price remain unverified. - Almost Heaven Gold launch information — Feature and launch-price claims are partial; current checkout price was not public in July 2026. - Public UtahStockedFish product information — Free price, Utah scope, and weekly cadence captured July 2026. ## Questions about this shortlist **Q: What is the broadest verified trout stocking alert app here?** CastIQ has the broadest verified footprint in this list, citing official data from 23 state agencies. That is not all 50 states, so confirm your state and iPhone requirement first. **Q: Which option is free?** UtahStockedFish was verified at $0 as of July 2026; verify current pricing on its site. CastIQ and FishScout are free to start, but paid features and limits differ. **Q: Which service sends alerts fastest?** No speed ranking is justified. Each service depends on when an agency publishes or updates stocking data, and no verified end-to-end latency guarantee was available. Updated July 2026