📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner, the crisp winter season is setting the stage for prime trout action. This week, California is expected to have 27,982 lbs. of trout across 47 locations. The top county receiving plants this week is Los Angeles County with 7,000 lbs. of trout.
With unannounced plants factored in, last week saw a revised total of 29,385 lbs. of trout across 43 locations.
For folks in Southern California, we confirmed with CDFW that they plan to continue planting despite fire conditions, but we recommend checking with specific locations in case there are closures or disruptions.
🚨⚠️ For folks in Southern California, we confirmed with CDFW that they plan to continue planting despite fire conditions, but we recommend checking with specific locations in case there are closures or disruptions.
🎧 Prefer listening in? Catch our full fish plant report breakdown for the latest updates and tips on where to cast your line.
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Location | County | Amount |
| Lake Chabot (Castro Valley) 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| Lake Del Valle 📈 📍 | Alameda | 1500lbs. trout |
| Lake Elizabeth | Alameda | 500lbs. trout |
| Shadow Cliffs Reservoir 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| Contra Loma Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 1000lbs. trout |
| Lafayette Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| Fresno City Woodward Park Lake | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Diaz Lake 📈 📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Section 2) 📈 📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈 📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Brite Valley Reservoir 📈 | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 5) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| Alondra Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Belvedere Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Cerritos Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Downey Wilderness Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Echo Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| El Dorado Park Lakes | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Hansen Dam Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Hollenbeck Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Kenneth Hahn Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| La Mirada Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Legg Lakes | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Lincoln Park Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Puddingstone Lake 📈 | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Santa Fe Reservoir 📈 | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Carbon Canyon Reservoir | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Carr Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Eisenhower Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Greer Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Huntington Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Mile Square Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Tri-city Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Yorba Linda Regional Park Lake | Orange | 500lbs. trout |
| Bogart Park Pond | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| McAlpine Lake | San Benito | 500lbs. trout |
| Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Ford Park Ponds | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Glen Helen Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Prado Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Yucaipa Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 1494lbs. trout |
| Santa Margarita Lake 📈 📍 | San Luis Obispo | 500lbs. trout |
| Sandy Wool Lake 📈 | Santa Clara | 500lbs. trout |
| Rancho Simi Park Lake | Ventura | 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 |
| Lakeshore Park Pond | Alameda | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Chabot (Castro Valley) 📈 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Del Valle 📈 📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Temescal 📈 📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Quarry Lakes (Horseshoe Lake) 📈 📍 | Alameda | 1000lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Amador 📈 | Amador | 1000lbs. trout |
| Contra Loma Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| Lafayette Reservoir 📈 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Avocado Lake | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Fresno City Woodward Park Lake | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Kings River (Upper) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Pine Flat Reservoir 📈 | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Kern River (Section 5) | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Ming Lake 📈 | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 River Walk Lake | Kern | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Bass Lake 📈 | Madera | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Corrine Lake | Madera | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Manzanita Lake 📈 | Madera | 500lbs. trout |
| Bon Tempe Lake 📈 | Marin | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 El Estero Lake | Monterey | 500lbs. trout |
| Cahuilla Park Lake 📈 | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| Evans Lake | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| Little Lake | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Rancho Jurupa Park Pond | Riverside | 1650lbs. trout |
| Cucamonga Guasti Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Glen Helen Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Prado Park Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Seccombe Park Lake | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Yucaipa Lake 📈 📍 | San Bernardino | 747lbs. trout |
| Chollas Park Lake | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Jennings 📈 | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Miramar 📈 | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Murray 📈 📍 | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Wohlford 📈 | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Santee Lakes | San Diego | 3500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Atascadero Lake 📈 | San Luis Obispo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Barney Schwartz Park Lake | San Luis Obispo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lopez Lake 📈 | San Luis Obispo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Del Lago Park Lake | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Mooney Grove Park Pond | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
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