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📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
UPDATED: This week, California anglers can look forward to 7,500 lbs of trout being planted across 15 locations. While the numbers are more modest compared to last week’s massive plant, which saw 26,000 lbs of trout and 4,950 lbs of catfish stocked at 59 spots, there are still great opportunities ahead. Counties like Shasta lead the pack with 3,500 lbs of trout across 7 locations, followed by Inyo and Plumas, each with 1,000 lbs spread over 2 locations. Whether you’re in Merced, Tuolumne, or San Bernardino, there’s fresh fish waiting for you.
🗺️ 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
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Ana River (South Fork) | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Additional Plants added for this week (reported after our Saturday newsletter)
| Location | County | Amount |
| Lake McSwain 📈 | Merced | 500lbs. trout |
| Frenchman Reservoir | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Almanor 📈 📍 | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Baum Lake 📈 📍 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Burney Creek (Lower) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Burney Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Hat Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Hat Creek (Upper) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Hatchet Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Montgomery Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Stanislaus River (Middle Fork) | Tuolumne | 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 |
| 🆕 Los Vaqueros Reservoir 📈📍 | Alameda | 0lbs. trout / 1000lbs. catfish |
| 🆕 Stanislaus River (Clarks Fork) | Alpine | 500lbs. trout |
| Silver Creek 📈 | Alpine | 500lbs. trout |
| Silver Lake (Amador) 📈 | Amador | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 San Pablo Reservoir 📈📍 | Contra Costa | 0lbs. trout / 1000lbs. catfish |
| American River (South Fork, Camp Sacramento) | El Dorado | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Freshwater Lagoon 📈📍 | Humboldt | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Sequoia Park Pond | Humboldt | 500lbs. trout |
| Baker Creek | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Big Pine Creek 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Bishop Creek (Intake II) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Sabrina 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| South Lake | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Trumbull Lake | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Virginia Lake (Lower) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Virginia Lake (Upper) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Clear Creek | Lassen | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Goodrich Creek (Lower) | Lassen | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Blue Lake 📈 | Mariposa | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Merced River (Section I) 📈 | Merced | 500lbs. trout |
| Convict Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| June Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Robinson Creek 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Rock Creek Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Twin Lake (Lower) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Twin Lake (Upper) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Virginia Creek 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Silver Lake (Mono) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Twin Lakes (Mammoth) 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Berryessa 📈 | Napa | 500lbs. trout |
| Boca Reservoir 📈 | Nevada | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Feather River North Fork (Almanor) | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Frenchman Reservoir | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Almanor 📈📍 | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish |
| Glen Helen Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish |
| Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish |
| Prado Park Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish |
| Yucaipa Lake 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 0lbs. trout / 590lbs. catfish |
| 🆕 Baum Lake 📈📍 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Burney Creek (Lower) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Burney Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hat Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hat Creek (Upper) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Hatchet Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Montgomery Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Sacramento River | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Kangaroo Lake 📈 | Sisikiyou | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 McCloud River, Fowlers (Lower Falls) 📈 | Siskiyou | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Battle Creek (South Fork) 📈 | Tehama | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Deer Creek 📈 | Tehama | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Pinecrest Lake 📈 | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Stanislaus River (Middle Fork) | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Stanislaus River (South Fork) | Tuolumne | 500lbs. trout |
This week’s fish plant report is brought to you by Gearlist. We’re excited to be part of their beta launch and you can check out our Owens River (Section 3) Gearlist right now.
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