🎣 California Fish Plants for 11/17/2024 – 11/23/2024

📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week

This week, California is expected to have 16,985 lbs of trout planted across 31 locations. The top county receiving plants this week is San Bernardino, with 4,485 lbs of trout.

With the unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 15,500 lbs of trout planted across 23 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

🐟 Low flow closures have ended and Salmon Fishing in the Smith River is open and has expanded to parts of the main stem, middle fork, north fork, and south fork. Check out our Smith River Gearlist for maps and more info.

🦀 Dungeness crab season is non stop, and it seems like many are pulling in their limits. Don’t forget your crab gauge!

🐟 Only 2 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

📢 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.

🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week

As many of you know, the Pflueger President is known for its reliability. While the new model seems solid, the older tried-and-true version is being phased out, so if you still don’t have this in your arsenal, now might be a good time to grab one while you can.

🗺️ Recently Updated Maps

Additional areas of the Smith River have opened for salmon fishing—yes, in California, and yes, this year. We’ve updated our Google Maps with top spots along the river, so if you’re planning a trip, check it out to stay ahead on the newly accessible areas.

• 📖 Guide and full writeup
• 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots
• ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
• 🎣 Gear we use here

📝 Recent Fish Reports:

🏞️ 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.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.

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🟥 Locations planting this week

🟦 Locations that planted last week

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-The California Fish Plants Team

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