🎣 California Fish Plants for 4/21/2024

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Overview of fish plants in California this week

This week, California will see 28,000 pounds of trout distributed across 48 locations for fish planting. Notably, Mono County will receive the largest share with 5,500 pounds, followed by Shasta County with 3,500 pounds, and Inyo County with 2,500 pounds. These counties are among the key focal points for trout restocking in the state.

Additional California fishing information for this week

California’s Fish and Game Commission has approved the new recreational season structure for the groundfish/rockfish season and has officially cleared the OAL (California Office of Administrative Law), marking the 2024 season officially open.

New bag limits, boundaries, timetable and regulations (like requirements to have descending devices on board) apply. To learn more, check out our overview. Source: CDFW

New Groundfish/Rockfish Regulations now in effect

Convict Lake & Mono County Lakes

Lake Cuyamaca & More

Locations planting this week

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

Location	County	Amount
Silver Lake 📈	Amador	500
San Pablo Reservoir 📈	Contra Costa	500
Lumsden Pond	El Dorado	500
Bishop Creek Lower	Inyo	500
Diaz Lake	Inyo	500
Lone Pine Creek 📈	Inyo	500
Owens River, below Tinnemaha	Inyo	500
Owens River, Section 2 📈	Inyo	500
Reyes Creek 📈	Kern	500
Bon Tempe Lake 📈	Marin	500
Lake Mendocino	Mendocino	500
Russian River, Upper East Branch 📈	Mendocino	500
Ash Creek Upper	Modoc	500
Convict Creek 📈	Mono	500
Convict Lake 📈	Mono	500
Grant Lake 📈	Mono	500
Gull Lake 📈	Mono	500
June Lake 📈	Mono	500
Little Walker River	Mono	500
Robinson Creek 📈	Mono	500
Twin Lake Lower	Mono	500
Twin Lake Upper	Mono	500
West Walker River, Section 2	Mono	500
West Walker River, Section 3	Mono	500
Lake Berryessa 📈	Napa	500
Fuller Lake 📈	Nevada	500
Trabuco Creek 📈	Orange	500
Big Bear Lake	Plumas	500
Feather River Middle Fork, Graeagle	Plumas	500
Feather River Middle Fork, Portola	Plumas	500
Yucaipa Lake 📈 📍	San Bernardino	500
Cuyamaca Lake 📈	San Diego	500
Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈	San Diego	500
Baum Lake 📈	Shasta	500
Clear Creek, above Whiskeytown Lake 📈	Shasta	500
Hat Creek Middle	Shasta	500
Hat Creek Upper	Shasta	500
Iron Canyon Reservoir 📈	Shasta	500
McCloud Reservoir	Shasta	500
Whiskeytown Lake 📈	Shasta	500
Battle Creek South Fork 📈	Tehama	500
Deer Creek 📈	Tehama	500
Carrville Pond	Trinity	500
Coffee Creek 📈	Trinity	500
Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake) 📈	Trinity	500
Trinity River East Fork	Trinity	500
Trinity River Stuart Fork	Trinity	500
Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake 📈	Trinity	500
Collins Lake 📈	Yuba	2000

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.

Location	County	Amount
Lake Chabot (East Bay)📈	Alameda	1000
Shadow Cliffs Reservoir📈	Alameda	1000
East Fork Carson River	Alpine	500
Markleeville Creek	Alpine	250
Silver Creek📈	Alpine	150
West Fork Carson River	Alpine	900
Contra Loma Reservoir📈	Contra Costa	1000
Lafayette Reservoir📈	Contra Costa	500
Los Vaqueros Reservoir📈📍	Contra Costa	975
Avocado Lake	Fresno	500
Fresno City Woodward Park Lake	Fresno	500
Hume Lake📈	Fresno	500
Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam	Fresno	500
Wishon ReservoirWishon Reservoir 📈	Fresno	500
Baker Creek	Inyo	500
Big Pine Creek📈	Inyo	500
Bishop Creek, Intake II	Inyo	500
Bishop Creek, Middle Fork	Inyo	500
Bishop Creek, South Fork	Inyo	500
Cottonwood Creek	Inyo	500
Georges Creek📈	Inyo	500
Independence Creek📈	Inyo	500
Shepherd Creek	Inyo	500
Symmes Creek📈	Inyo	500
Taboose Creek📈	Inyo	500
Tinnemaha Creek	Inyo	500
Tuttle Creek📈	Inyo	500
Lake Amador📈	Ione	1500
Kern River, Section 1	Kern	500
Kern River, Section 2	Kern	500
Kern River, Section 3	Kern	500
Kern River, Section 4	Kern	500
Kern River, Section 5	Kern	500
Chiquito Creek West Fork	Madera	500
Chiquito Creek, Lower	Madera	500
Corrine Lake	Madera	500
Fish Creek	Madera	500
Lewis Creek	Madera	500
Manzanita Lake 📈	Madera	500
Nelder Creek	Madera	500
Rock Creek	Madera	500
Sycamore Island Pond	Madera	500
Willow Creek North Fork	Madera	500
Bon Tempe Lake📈	Marin	500
Big Creek, Madera	Mariposa	500
Merced River, Section ll📈	Mariposa	500
Duncan Reservoir	Modoc	500
Brite Valley Reservoir📈	Mono	700
Crowley Lake	Mono	500
Robinson Creek📈	Mono	500
Rock Creek, Section 1	Mono	500
Rock Creek, Section 2	Mono	500
Twin Lakes (Lower)	Mono	500
Atascadero Lake📈	San Luis Obispo	500
Barney Schwartz Park Lake	San Luis Obispo	500
Baum Lake📈	Shasta	500
Hat Creek Upper	Shasta	500
Shasta Lake📈	Shasta	500
Pinecrest Lake📈	Tuolumne	500
Collins Lake📈	Yuba	2000

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