📈 Overview of fish plants in California this week
This week, 10,500 lbs of trout are being stocked across 21 locations in California. Inyo County is receiving the largest amount with 3,000 lbs of trout. With some unannounced stockings, last week’s total reached 22,300 lbs of trout across 37 locations.
We’re heading up to check out a 4-mile stretch where salmon season is reportedly open in California. We’ll share what we find on YouTube first, so make sure you’re subscribed over there.
P.S. – We’ve started including fish reports from anglers across California, covering both freshwater and saltwater. You can find a lot more on our site, but the key reports will be highlighted at the bottom of these newsletters each week. Tight lines!
📌 Locations planting this week
📈 = Includes historical fish plant graph 📍 = Includes guide to best spots
| Location | County | Amount |
| San Pablo Reservoir 📈📍 | Contra Costa | 500lbs. trout |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Shaver Lake 📈 | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Independence Creek 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| North Lake 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Section 2) 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Pleasant Valley Reservoir 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| South Lake | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Tinnemaha Creek | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Jackson Lake | Los Angeles | 500lbs. trout |
| Russian River (Upper East Branch) 📈 | Mendocino | 500lbs. trout |
| Convict Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| June Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Silver Lake (Mono) | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Twin Lakes (Mammoth) 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| Big Bear Lake | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Feather River North Fork (Almanor) | Plumas | 500lbs. trout |
| Lake Gregory 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| Ralphine Lake 📈📍 | Sonoma | 500lbs. trout |
| Deer Creek 📈 | Tehama | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 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 |
| Kings River (Below Pine Flat Dam) | Fresno | 500lbs. trout |
| Bishop Creek (Lower) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Diaz Lake 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Lone Pine Creek 📈📍 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Baker Creek | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Big Pine Creek 📈 | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Owens River (Below Tinnemaha) | Inyo | 500lbs. trout |
| Caribou Lake | Lassen | 500lbs. trout |
| Crater Lake 📈 | Lassen | 500lbs. trout |
| Blue Lake 📈 | Mariposa | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Yosemite Lake 📈 | Merced | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Saddlebag Lake 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Tioga Lake 📈 | Mono | 2100lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Twin Lakes (Mammoth) 📈 | Mono | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Fulmor | Riverside | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lake Hemet 📈📍 | Riverside | 1200lbs. trout |
| Lake Gregory 📈📍 | San Bernardino | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Cuyamaca Lake 📈 | 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 |
| Montgomery Creek | Shasta | 500lbs. trout |
| Salmon Lake (Upper) | Sierra | 500lbs. trout |
| Juanita Lake 📈 | Siskiyou | 500lbs. trout |
| Trout Lake | Siskiyou | 500lbs. trout |
| Carrville Pond | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| Coffee Creek 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Lewiston Lake 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Ruth Reservoir | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake) 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| Trinity River (Above Clair Engle Lake) 📈 | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| Trinity River (Stuart Fork) | Trinity | 500lbs. trout |
| Kern River (Section 4) | Tulare | 500lbs. trout |
| Little Grass Valley Reservoir 📈 | Yuba | 500lbs. trout |
| 🆕 Collins Lake 📈 | Yuba | 2000lbs. trout |
🎣 Our Top Gear Picks for the Week
We’re once again hitting the road with the Daiwa Presso this week. It breaks down into four pieces, making it easy to store in your gear bag or pack, perfect for traveling light. Whether you’re navigating tight trails or squeezing it into the back of the car.
🗺️ Recently Updated Maps
We recently updated our Google Maps with our best spots at Whiskeytown Lake. If you’re a new or a returning angler here, check out our Whiskeytown Lake Gearlist for our:
- 📖 Guide and full writeup
- 🗺️ Google Map with our 📍best spots
- ☁️ Weather info we check before heading out
- 🎣 Gear we use here
📝 Recent Fish Reports:
- 2,100 Pounds of Trout Planted at Tioga Lake by Armando Duran
- South San Luis Obispo: A Dozen Bites and Two Waves Too Deep by Vincent Chiofalo (aka vincegoesfishing)
- Whiskeytown Lake Fish Report: Early October Trout Tactics by Buckley Taylor
💡 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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