🎣 California Fish Plants for 10/13/2024 – 10/19/2024

Fall plants incoming! 21,000 lbs of trout planted last week, 12,000 lbs more coming this week 📈

📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week

This week, California is expected to have 12,000 lbs of trout planted across 24 locations as fall cools and trout plants ramp up. Shasta County leads with 3,000 lbs of trout. With unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 21,000 lbs of trout across 42 locations.

This week, we’re headed back to Diaz Lake for some camping and fishing action. With their first trout plant in a while and the lake recently reopening, the trout should be plentiful. Here’s our Gearlist for this trip.

🔔 Additional California fishing information for this week

As October progresses, expect more trout plants to ramp up as cooler waters create better conditions for them. Catfish plants, on the other hand, are mostly wrapped up for the season at most spots.


📌 Locations planting this week

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

LocationCountyAmount
Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam)Fresno500lbs. trout
Bishop Creek (Lower)Inyo500lbs. trout
Diaz Lake 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
Lone Pine Creek 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
Owens River (Below Tinnemaha)Inyo500lbs. trout
Caribou LakeLassen500lbs. trout
Crater Lake 📈Lassen500lbs. trout
Blue Lake 📈Mariposa500lbs. trout
Lake Gregory 📈📍San Bernardino500lbs. trout
Baum Lake 📈📍Shasta500lbs. trout
Burney Creek (Lower)Shasta500lbs. trout
Burney Creek (Middle)Shasta500lbs. trout
Hat Creek (Upper)Shasta500lbs. trout
Hatchet CreekShasta500lbs. trout
Montgomery CreekShasta500lbs. trout
Salmon Lake (Upper)Sierra500lbs. trout
Juanita Lake 📈Siskiyou500lbs. trout
Trout LakeSiskiyou500lbs. trout
Carrville PondTrinity500lbs. trout
Coffee Creek 📈Trinity500lbs. trout
Trinity River (Above Clair Engle Lake) 📈Trinity500lbs. trout
Trinity River (Stuart Fork)Trinity500lbs. trout
Kern River (Section 4)Tulare500lbs. trout
Little Grass Valley Reservoir 📈Yuba500lbs. 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.

LocationCountyAmount
🆕 Silver Lake (Amador) 📈Amador500lbs. trout
🆕 Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam)Fresno500lbs. trout
🆕 Wishon Reservoir 📈Fresno500lbs. trout
Independence Creek 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
🆕 Bishop Creek (Intake II)Inyo500lbs. trout
🆕 Lake Sabrina 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
North Lake 📈Inyo500lbs. trout
Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈📍Inyo500lbs. trout
Tinnemaha CreekInyo500lbs. trout
🆕 Kern River (Section 5)Kern500lbs. trout
🆕 Kern River (Section 6)Kern500lbs. trout
🆕 Echo Lake 📈Lassen500lbs. trout
Crystal Lake 📈📍Los Angeles500lbs. trout
🆕 Lake McSwain 📈Merced500lbs. trout
🆕 Merced River (Section I) 📈Merced500lbs. trout
🆕 Rainbow PondModoc500lbs. trout
Deadman CreekMono500lbs. trout
Ellery Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Glass CreekMono500lbs. trout
Lee Vining Creek 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Lundy Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Mill CreekMono500lbs. trout
Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek)Mono500lbs. trout
Tioga Lake 📈Mono500lbs. trout
Big Bear LakePlumas500lbs. trout
🆕 Feather River North Fork (Almanor)Plumas500lbs. trout
Lake Hemet 📈📍Riverside500lbs. trout
Cuyamaca Lake 📈San Diego500lbs. trout
🆕 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
🆕 Greenhorn ReservoirSiskiyou500lbs. trout
🆕 Juanita Lake 📈Siskiyou500lbs. trout
🆕 Trout LakeSiskiyou500lbs. trout
🆕 Deer Creek 📈Tehama500lbs. trout
🆕 Kern River (Section 4)Tulare500lbs. trout
🆕 Sly Creek ReservoirYuba500lbs. trout

🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week

Shimano Sienna 500

For Diaz Lake, we’re leaving the kayaks at home. The wind can be unpredictable, making it easier to stick to hiking around the shoreline. The lake’s small size makes this a good call anyway. The Shimano Sienna 500 is perfect for this trip—lightweight and ultralight, making it a fun setup to tackle the trout.


🗺️ Recently Updated Maps

We recently updated our Google Maps with our best spots at Whiskeytown Lake. If you’re a new or a returning angler here, check out our Whiskeytown Lake 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. 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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-The California Fish Plants Team


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