🎣 California Fish Plants for 5/19/2024 – 5/25/2024


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Overview of fish plants in California this week

This week, starting on May 19, 2024, we’ve got a big week ahead for trout planting in California. Across 63 spots, a whopping 31,500 pounds of trout are set to be released.

Keep your tackle ready for some prime fishing in Inyo, Mono, and Shasta counties, where the action will be hottest. Inyo leads with 8,000 pounds, followed closely by Mono with 7,500, and Shasta at 4,000. Whether you’re planning a quiet day by the lake or a full-on fishing adventure, these counties are the places to be. Let’s make the most of it and maybe even catch the big one!


Locations planting this week

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


LocationCountyAmount
Silver Lake 📈Amador500
American River Silver ForkEl Dorado500
American River, South Fork, Camp SacramentoEl Dorado500
American River, South Fork, Chili BarEl Dorado500
Freshwater Lagoon 📈Humboldt500
Baker CreekInyo500
Big Pine Creek 📈Inyo500
Bishop Creek LowerInyo500
Bishop Creek, Intake IIInyo500
Bishop Creek, Middle ForkInyo500
Bishop Creek, South ForkInyo500
Georges Creek 📈Inyo500
Goodale CreekInyo500
Independence Creek 📈Inyo500
Lone Pine Creek 📈Inyo500
Owens River, below TinnemahaInyo500
Owens River, Section 2 📈Inyo500
Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈Inyo500
Shepherd CreekInyo500
Taboose Creek 📈Inyo500
Tuttle Creek 📈Inyo500
Dodge ReservoirLassen500
Eagle LakeLassen500
Goodrich Creek LowerLassen500
Round Corral ReservoirLassen500
Susan River LowerLassen500
Susan River UpperLassen500
Blue Lake 📈Mariposa500
Annie LakeModoc500
West Valley Reservoir 📈Modoc500
Convict Creek 📈Mono500
Convict Lake 📈Mono500
Crowley Lake 📈 📍Mono500
Grant Lake 📈Mono500
Gull Lake 📈Mono500
June Lake 📈Mono500
Lee Vining Creek 📈Mono500
Lundy Lake 📈Mono500
Mammoth Creek 📈Mono500
McGee CreekMono500
Owens River, Section 3 📈Mono500
Rock Creek, Section 1Mono500
Rock Creek, Section 2Mono500
West Walker River, Section 2Mono500
West Walker River, Section 3Mono500
Feather River North Fork, AlmanorPlumas500
Doane PondSan Diego500
Baum Lake 📈Shasta500
Burney Creek LowerShasta500
Burney Creek MiddleShasta500
Burney Creek UpperShasta500
Clear Creek, above Whiskeytown Lake 📈Shasta500
Hat Creek MiddleShasta500
Hat Creek UpperShasta500
Whiskeytown Lake 📈Shasta500
Battle Creek South Fork 📈Tehama500
Deer Creek 📈Tehama500
Carrville PondTrinity500
Coffee Creek 📈Trinity500
Trinity River East ForkTrinity500
Trinity River Stuart ForkTrinity500
Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake 📈Trinity500
Reyes Creek 📈Ventura500

Unannounced fish plants from last week

Note: These are fish plants from last week that were reported after the fishing location completed their fish plant. Some fishing locations do this to prevent a rush of anglers coming all at once. All of our data sets are updated and future reporting include this to give you the most accurate data possible.

LocationCountyAmount
Del Valle Lake 📈Alameda1000
Lake Temescal 📈Alameda1000
Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake) 📈Alameda1000
Shadow Cliffs Reservoir 📈Alameda1000
Alpine Lake (Lake Alpine) 📈Alpine500
Lake Amador 📈Amador500
San Pablo Reservoir 📈Contra Costa500
Dinkey CreekFresno500
Dinkey CreekFresno500
Kings River, Below Pine Flat DamFresno500
Shaver Lake 📈Fresno500
Kern River, Section 4Kern500
Kern River, Section 5Kern500
Ash Creek UpperLassen500
Susan River MiddleLassen500
Chiquito Creek West ForkMadera500
Chiquito Creek, LowerMadera500
Fish CreekMadera500
Fish CreekMadera500
Rock CreekMadera500
Merced River, Section llMariposa500
Russian River, Upper East Branch 📈Mendocino500
Briles Reservoir 📈Modoc500
Reservoir “F”Modoc500
Reservoir C 📈Modoc500
Lake HennesseyNapa500
Merced Lake NorthSan Francisco500
Sacramento RiverSiskiyou500
Big Meadows CreekTulare500
Kern River, Section 6Tulare500
Mooney Grove Park PondTulare500
Stony CreekTulare500
Cherry Valley ReservoirTuolumne500
Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch)Tuolumne500
Pinecrest Lake 📈Tuolumne500
Powerhouse StreamTuolumne500
Stanislaus River Middle ForkTuolumne500
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