📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
This week, California is expected to have 6,000 lbs of trout planted across 12 locations. The top counties receiving plants this week include Fresno with 1,500 lbs of trout.
With the unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 46,500 lbs (❗) of trout planted across 59 locations.
🎧 Prefer listening in? Catch our full fish plant report breakdown for the latest updates and tips on where to cast your line.
🔔 Additional California fishing information for this week
🦀 Dungeness crab season kicked off with a bang, with solid catches reported across the state. Don’t forget your crab gauge!
🐟 Only three weeks left for nearshore rockfishing within the 20-fathom line before the season wraps up for the year.
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Location | County | Amount |
| Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake) 📈📍 | Alameda | 500lbs. trout |
| Contra Loma Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| Lafayette Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| Fresno City Woodward Park Lake | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Shaver Lake 📈 | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Eastman Lake 📈 | Madera | 500lbs. trout |
| Hensley Lake 📈📍 | Madera | 500lbs. trout |
| Little Lake | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Gregory 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 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 Del Valle 📈📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Temescal 📈📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Los Vaqueros Reservoir 📈📍 | Alameda | 6500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake) 📈📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Shadow Cliffs Reservoir 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Amador 📈 | Amador | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Camanche 📈 | Amador | 3000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Contra Loma Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 1000lbs. trout |
| 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 |
| 🆕 Los Banos Reservoir 📈 | Merced | 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 |
| 🆕 Lake Almanor 📈📍 | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Hemet 📈📍 | Riverside | 4000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Rancho Jurupa Park Pond | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Rancho Seco Lake 📈 | Sacramento | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Glen Helen Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Prado Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Seccombe Park Lake | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Yucaipa Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Sandy Wool Lake 📈 | Santa Clara | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Shasta Lake 📈 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Ralphine Lake 📈📍 | Sonoma | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Woodward Reservoir 📈 | Stanislaus | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Mooney Grove Park Pond | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Rancho Simi Park Lake | Ventura | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Collins Lake 📈 | Yuba | 2000lbs. trout |
🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week
Trout season is in full swing, and if you’re still having a hard time catching those trout, the Addicted Fishing Float System might be the fix. It lets you test different depths on the fly without re-rigging, so you can dial in the perfect spot and boost your chances of hooking up.
🗺️ Recently Updated Maps
Smith River is almost ready for salmon season—yes, in California, and yes, this year. We’ve just updated our Google Maps with prime spots along the river, so if you’re gearing up, check it out to get a jump on the areas likely to open soon.
- 📖 Guide and full writeup
- 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots
- ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
- 🎣 Gear we use here
📝 Recent Fish Reports:
🎣 Chasing Trout at Lake Del Valle
🌊 Testing the Waters at Lone Pine Creek
🐟 Trout Bites at Puddingstone Lake
🏞️ A Day at Bon Tempe Lake – Trout Bites and Surprises
🪨 Rockfish Action off Half Moon Bay
🦀 Packed Pier and Plenty of Dungeness at Pacifica
🚤 Rockfish Haul Off Bodega Bay
💡 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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