🎣 California Fish Plants for 4/21/2024 – 4/27/2024


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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


Locations planting this week

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

LocationCountyAmount
Silver Lake 📈Amador500
San Pablo Reservoir 📈Contra Costa500
Lumsden PondEl Dorado500
Bishop Creek LowerInyo500
Diaz LakeInyo500
Lone Pine Creek 📈Inyo500
Owens River, below TinnemahaInyo500
Owens River, Section 2 📈Inyo500
Reyes Creek 📈Kern500
Bon Tempe Lake 📈Marin500
Lake MendocinoMendocino500
Russian River, Upper East Branch 📈Mendocino500
Ash Creek UpperModoc500
Convict Creek 📈Mono500
Convict Lake 📈Mono500
Grant Lake 📈Mono500
Gull Lake 📈Mono500
June Lake 📈Mono500
Little Walker RiverMono500
Robinson Creek 📈Mono500
Twin Lake LowerMono500
Twin Lake UpperMono500
West Walker River, Section 2Mono500
West Walker River, Section 3Mono500
Lake Berryessa 📈Napa500
Fuller Lake 📈Nevada500
Trabuco Creek 📈Orange500
Big Bear LakePlumas500
Feather River Middle Fork, GraeaglePlumas500
Feather River Middle Fork, PortolaPlumas500
Yucaipa Lake 📈 📍San Bernardino500
Cuyamaca Lake 📈San Diego500
Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈San Diego500
Baum Lake 📈Shasta500
Clear Creek, above Whiskeytown Lake 📈Shasta500
Hat Creek MiddleShasta500
Hat Creek UpperShasta500
Iron Canyon Reservoir 📈Shasta500
McCloud ReservoirShasta500
Whiskeytown Lake 📈Shasta500
Battle Creek South Fork 📈Tehama500
Deer Creek 📈Tehama500
Carrville PondTrinity500
Coffee Creek 📈Trinity500
Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake) 📈Trinity500
Trinity River East ForkTrinity500
Trinity River Stuart ForkTrinity500
Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake 📈Trinity500
Collins Lake 📈Yuba2000

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
Lake Chabot (East Bay)📈Alameda1000
Shadow Cliffs Reservoir📈Alameda1000
East Fork Carson RiverAlpine500
Markleeville CreekAlpine250
Silver Creek📈Alpine150
West Fork Carson RiverAlpine900
Contra Loma Reservoir📈Contra Costa1000
Lafayette Reservoir📈Contra Costa500
Los Vaqueros Reservoir📈📍Contra Costa975
Avocado LakeFresno500
Fresno City Woodward Park LakeFresno500
Hume Lake📈Fresno500
Kings River, Below Pine Flat DamFresno500
Wishon ReservoirWishon Reservoir 📈Fresno500
Baker CreekInyo500
Big Pine Creek📈Inyo500
Bishop Creek, Intake IIInyo500
Bishop Creek, Middle ForkInyo500
Bishop Creek, South ForkInyo500
Cottonwood CreekInyo500
Georges Creek📈Inyo500
Independence Creek📈Inyo500
Shepherd CreekInyo500
Symmes Creek📈Inyo500
Taboose Creek📈Inyo500
Tinnemaha CreekInyo500
Tuttle Creek📈Inyo500
Lake Amador📈Ione1500
Kern River, Section 1Kern500
Kern River, Section 2Kern500
Kern River, Section 3Kern500
Kern River, Section 4Kern500
Kern River, Section 5Kern500
Chiquito Creek West ForkMadera500
Chiquito Creek, LowerMadera500
Corrine LakeMadera500
Fish CreekMadera500
Lewis CreekMadera500
Manzanita Lake 📈Madera500
Nelder CreekMadera500
Rock CreekMadera500
Sycamore Island PondMadera500
Willow Creek North ForkMadera500
Bon Tempe Lake📈Marin500
Big Creek, MaderaMariposa500
Merced River, Section ll📈Mariposa500
Duncan ReservoirModoc500
Brite Valley Reservoir📈Mono700
Crowley LakeMono500
Robinson Creek📈Mono500
Rock Creek, Section 1Mono500
Rock Creek, Section 2Mono500
Twin Lakes (Lower)Mono500
Atascadero Lake📈San Luis Obispo500
Barney Schwartz Park LakeSan Luis Obispo500
Baum Lake📈Shasta500
Hat Creek UpperShasta500
Shasta Lake📈Shasta500
Pinecrest Lake📈Tuolumne500
Collins Lake📈Yuba2000

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