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📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
This week, California is expected to have 8,500 lbs of trout planted across 17 locations. The top counties receiving plants this week are Mono County with 4,000 lbs and Inyo County with 2,500 lbs of trout. With the unannounced plants, last week saw a revised total of 12,500 lbs of trout planted across 25 locations.
This week, we’re headed to Whiskeytown Lake for a camp, catch & cook. Here’s our Gearlist for this week.
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
Location | County | Amount |
Independence Creek 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
North Lake 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Tinnemaha Creek | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Crystal Lake 📈📍 | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
Deadman Creek | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Ellery Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Glass Creek | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Lee Vining Creek 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Lundy Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Mill Creek | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Tioga Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Big Bear Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
Lake Hemet 📈📍 | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
Cuyamaca Lake 📈 | San Diego | 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 |
Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
Owens River (Below Tinnemaha) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Bridgeport Reservoir 📈📍 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Robinson Creek 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Twin Lake (Upper) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
Big Bear Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Bucks Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
Santa Ana River (South Fork) | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
Doane Pond | San Diego | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Baum Lake 📈📍 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Burney Creek (Lower) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Burney Creek (Middle) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Hat Creek (Upper) | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Hatchet Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Iron Canyon Reservoir 📈 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 McCloud Reservoir | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Montgomery Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Whiskeytown Lake 📈📍 | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Carrville Pond | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Coffee Creek 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Trinity River (Above Clair Engle Lake) 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
🆕 Trinity River (Stuart Fork) | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
Reyes Creek 📈 | Ventura | 500lbs. trout |
🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week
This week, we’re packing the Shimano Tekota 401HG LC. Primarily because we’re going to be trolling across Whiskeytown Lake targeting those Kokanee, and with its precise line counter, we’ll know exactly where to drop for a perfect strike zone every time.
🗺️ Recently Updated Maps
We recently updated our Google Maps with our best spots at Lone Pine Creek. If you’re a new or a returning angler here, check out our Lone Pine Creek Gearlist for our:
- 📖 Guide and full writeup
- 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots (Including sand traps)
- ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
- 🎣 Gear we use here
💡 Looking for a new fishing spot?
You can now view recent plants on a single Google Map, included with every fish plant report. Maps are updated weekly to reflect the most recent fish plants, ensuring anglers have access to the latest information on stocking locations and dates. View Google Map of Recent Plants
🗺️ 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
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-The California Fish Plants Team
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