📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
This week, California is expected to have 4,000 pounds of trout planted across 8 locations. The top county receiving plants this week is Inyo County with 1,500 pounds of trout. With the unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 16,600 pounds of trout across 30 locations.
This week, we’re headed to Lone Pine Creek. Here’s our Gearlist for this week.
🔔 Additional California fishing information for this week
End of September means rockfish anglers in California need to be outside the 50-fathom line. This usually requires a boat, as it’s tough for kayak anglers—expect it to switch back to the 20-fathom line in November.
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
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Location | County | Amount |
| Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Below Tinnemaha) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Big Bear Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River (South Fork) | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Doane Pond | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| Reyes Creek 📈 | Ventura | 500lbs. trout |
📢 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.
| Location | County | Amount |
| Bear River Reservoir (Lower) 📈 | Amador | 500lbs. trout |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Wishon Reservoir 📈 | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 5) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 6) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake McSwain 📈 | Merced | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Merced River (Section I) 📈 | Merced | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Mamie Lake 📈 | Mono | 2100lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Mary Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Robinson Creek 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Twin Lake (Lower) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Twin Lakes (Mammoth) 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Big Bear Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Bucks Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Almanor 📈📍 | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River (South Fork) | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Burney Creek (Lower) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Burney Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hat Creek (Upper) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hatchet Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Iron Canyon Reservoir 📈 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 McCloud Reservoir | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Montgomery Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| Little Grass Valley Reservoir 📈 | Yuba | 500lbs. trout |
🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week
This week, we’re all about the Daiwa Presso. It packs down into 4 pieces, making it perfect for squeezing through those dense, hard-to-reach spots that most people avoid.
🗺️ Recently Updated Maps
We recently updated our Google Maps with our best spots at Pleasant Valley Reservoir. If you’re a new or a returning angler here, check out our Pleasant Valley Reservoir Gearlist for our:
- 📖 Guide and full writeup
- 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots
- ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
- 🎣 Gear we use here
💡 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.
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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-The California Fish Plants Team
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