📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
This week, California is set to receive 18,500 lbs of trout across 37 locations, with Southern California leading the way. Los Angeles tops the list, receiving a hefty 8,500 lbs of trout.
With the recent unannounced plants, last week’s total was revised to 16,000 lbs across 24 locations—SoCal anglers have prime waters waiting.
🔔 Additional California fishing information for this week
🐟 November’s your last chance to fish rockfish within the 20-fathom line—gear up, bring a descending device, and check the map and regulations for full details.
🦀 Dungeness Crab Season Opens Nov 2 with Trap Restrictions in Key Zones. (🚨Make sure to have a crab gauge on you.)
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Location | County | Amount |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Sycamore Island Pond | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 5) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 6) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Alondra Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Belvedere Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Cerritos Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Downey Wilderness Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Echo Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| El Dorado Park Lakes | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Elizabeth Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Hansen Dam Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Hollenbeck Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Kenneth Hahn Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| La Mirada Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Legg Lakes | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Lincoln Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| MacArthur Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Puddingstone Lake 📈 | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Reseda Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Fe Reservoir 📈 | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Bon Tempe Lake 📈 | Marin | 500lbs. trout |
| Carbon Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Carr Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Eisenhower Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Greer Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Huntington Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Laguna Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Mile Square Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Tri-city Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Yorba Linda Regional Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Sandy Wool Lake 📈 | Santa Clara | 500lbs. trout |
| Ralphine Lake 📈📍 | Sonoma | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Mooney Grove Park Pond | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Rancho Simi Park Lake | 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 |
| 🆕 Lake Chabot (Castro Valley) 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Del Valle 📈📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Los Vaqueros Reservoir 📈📍 | Alameda | 2000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake) 📈📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Shadow Cliffs Reservoir 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Amador 📈 | Amador | 500lbs. trout |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Diaz Lake 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Below Tinnemaha) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 5) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 6) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Blue Lake (Upper) 📈 | Lake | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Eagle Lake | Lassen | 500lbs. trout |
| Apollo Community Regional Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Russian River (Upper East Branch) 📈 | Mendocino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Hemet 📈📍 | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Cuyamaca Lake 📈 | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Baum Lake 📈📍 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hat Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Casitas Lake 📈 | Ventura | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Collins Lake 📈 | Yuba | 1000lbs. trout |
🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week
🦀 Going crabbing for Dungeness opener? Don’t forget your crab gauge—unless you want to shell out for a ticket!
🗺️ Recently Updated Maps & Gearlist
We recently updated our Quarry Lakes Map & Gearlist. Check it out for our:
- 📖 Guide and full writeup
- 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots
- ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
- 🎣 Gear we use here
📝 Recent Fish Reports:
🍃 Breezy Day Fishing at San Pablo Reservoir
🐟 Trout on the Move at Convict Lake (2,100lb. planted)
🦀 Dungeness Crab Season Opens Nov 2 with Trap Restrictions in Key Zones
💡 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
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-The California Fish Plants Team
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