🎣 California Fish Plants for 08/25/2024 – 08/31/2024

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📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week

This week, California is expected to have 7,000 pounds of trout and 2,950 pounds of catfish planted across 19 locations. The top county receiving plants this week is San Bernardino, with 2,950 pounds of catfish. With the unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 26,000 pounds of trout and 4,450 pounds of catfish across 56 locations.

Map of latest plants

This map gets a fresh update every week with the latest fish plant info, so you’re always in the know about the newest stocking spots and dates.

🟥 Locations planting this week

🟦 Locations that planted last week

🔔 Additional California fishing information for this week

These are likely San Bernardino’s last catfish plants for the year, and their derby will be ending at the end of the month.

📌 Locations planting this week

📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots

LocationCountyAmount
Silver Creek 📈Alpine500lbs. trout
Silver Lake (Amador) 📈Amador500lbs. trout
American River (South Fork, Camp Sacramento)El Dorado500lbs. trout
Baker CreekInyo500lbs. trout
Big Pine Creek 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
Bishop Creek (Lower)Inyo500lbs. trout
Lone Pine Creek 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
South LakeInyo500lbs. trout
Convict Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
June Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Silver Lake (Mono)Mono500lbs. trout
Twin Lakes (Mammoth) 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Boca Reservoir 📈Nevada500lbs. trout
Boca Reservoir 📈Nevada500lbs. trout
Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Glen Helen Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Prado Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Yucaipa Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
📢 Unannounced & updated fish plants from last week

Note: The following is the full fish plant from last week. Locations marked with 🆕 are where plants were reported after the fish plant was completed, as some fishing locations do this to prevent a rush of anglers coming all at once.

LocationCountyAmount
Caples Lake 📈Alpine500lbs. trout
Kirkwood Lake 📈Alpine500lbs. trout
🆕 Angels CreekCalaveras500lbs. trout
🆕 Stanislaus River (North Fork)Calaveras500lbs. trout
LocationCountyAmount
Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam)Fresno500lbs. trout
Bishop Creek (Lower)Inyo500lbs. trout
Lone Pine Creek 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
🆕 North Lake 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
🆕 Lake McSwain 📈Merced500lbs. trout
Convict Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Deadman CreekMono500lbs. trout
Ellery Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Glass CreekMono500lbs. trout
Grant Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Lee Vining Creek (South Fork)Mono500lbs. trout
Lee Vining Creek 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Lundy Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Mammoth Creek 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Mill CreekMono500lbs. trout
🆕 Twin Lake (Upper)Mono1500lbs. trout
Rock Creek Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Rush CreekMono500lbs. trout
Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek)Mono500lbs. trout
Saddlebag Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Tioga Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Prosser Reservoir 📈Nevada500lbs. trout
🆕 Frenchman ReservoirPlumas500lbs. trout
🆕 Lake Almanor 📈📍Plumas500lbs. trout
Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Glen Helen Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Lake Gregory 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 1500lbs. catfish
Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Prado Park Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Santa Ana RiverSan Bernardino500lbs. trout
Santa Ana River (South Fork)San Bernardino500lbs. trout
Yucaipa Lake 📈📍San Bernardino0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish
Baum Lake 📈📍Shasta500lbs. trout
Burney Creek (Lower)Shasta500lbs. trout
Burney Creek (Middle)Shasta500lbs. trout
Hat Creek (Middle)Shasta500lbs. trout
Hat Creek (Upper)Shasta500lbs. trout
Hatchet CreekShasta500lbs. trout
Montgomery CreekShasta500lbs. trout
Jackson Meadows Reservoir 📈Sierra500lbs. trout
Medicine Lake 📈Siskiyou500lbs. trout
🆕 Carrville PondTrinity500lbs. trout
🆕 Coffee Creek 📈Trinity500lbs. trout
🆕 Trinity River (Above Clair Engle Lake) 📈Trinity500lbs. trout
🆕 Trinity River (East Fork)Trinity500lbs. trout
🆕 Trinity River (Stuart Fork)Trinity500lbs. trout
🆕 Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch)Tuolumne500lbs. trout
🆕 Powerhouse StreamTuolumne500lbs. trout
🆕 Stanislaus River (Middle Fork)Tuolumne500lbs. trout
🆕 Stanislaus River (South Fork)Tuolumne500lbs. trout
Yuba River (North Fork)Yuba500lbs. trout
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🗺️ Recently Updated Maps

We recently updated our Google Maps with our best spots at Baum and Crystal Lakes. If you’re a new or a returning angler here, check out the Google Map and Guide to get a leg up on other anglers before you cast your line.

💡 Looking for a new fishing spot?

You can now view recent plants on a single Google Map, included with every fish plant report. Maps are updated weekly to reflect the most recent fish plants, ensuring anglers have access to the latest information on stocking locations and dates.View Google Map of Recent Plants

Map of latest plants

This map gets a fresh update every week with the latest fish plant info, so you’re always in the know about the newest stocking spots and dates.

🟥 Locations planting this week

🟦 Locations that planted last week

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