California Fish Stocking Schedule 2026
CDFW's planting schedule shows the current week and one ahead, by design; exact days are withheld to spread the pressure. Trout and catfish, statewide.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
1,518
stocking records 2026
348
waters
Stocked in the last 45 days
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | American River Silver Fork | El Dorado | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Battle Creek South Fork | Tehama | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Burney Creek Lower | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Carson River East Fork | Alpine | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Carson River West Fork | Alpine | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Clear Creek | Lassen | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Deer Creek | Tehama | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Gold Lake | Sierra | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Goodrich Creek Lower | Lassen | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Hat Creek Middle | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Hat Creek Upper | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Kangaroo Lake | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Markleeville Creek | Alpine | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | McSwain Reservoir | Mariposa | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Merced River, Section I | Merced | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Mono Creek | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Owens River, Section 2 | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Pinecrest Lake | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Portal Forebay | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Robinson Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Rock Creek Lake | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Rock Creek, Section 1 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Rock Creek, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | San Joaquin River, South Fork | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Santa Ana River South Fork | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Silver Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Stanislaus River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Trumbull Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Twin Lakes, Mammoth | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Virginia Lake Lower | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | Virginia Lake Upper | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 23 | West Walker River, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Angels Creek | Calaveras | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Bishop Creek Lower | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Burney Creek Lower | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Caples Lake | Alpine | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Carrville Pond | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Coffee Creek | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Green Valley Lake | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Hat Creek Middle | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Lone Pine Creek | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Lundy Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Lyons Reservoir | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | McCloud River, Fowlers, Lower Falls | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | McSwain Reservoir | Mariposa | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Owens River, Section 2 | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Owens River, Section 3 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Pinecrest Lake | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Robinson Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Sacramento River | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Sacramento River | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Saddlebag Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | San Joaquin River, South Fork | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Stanislaus River North Fork | Calaveras, Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Stanislaus River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Tioga Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Trinity River East Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Trinity River Stuart Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 16 | Ward Lake | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Burney Creek Lower | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Clear Creek | Lassen | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Convict Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Courtright Reservoir | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Deer Creek | Tehama | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Goodrich Creek Lower | Lassen | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Hat Creek Middle | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Hat Creek Upper | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Jackson Lake | Los Angeles | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | McSwain Reservoir | Mariposa | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | North Battle Creek Reservoir | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Owens River, Section 2 | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Pinecrest Lake | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Reyes Creek | Ventura | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Rock Creek, Section 1 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Rock Creek, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Sacramento River | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Sacramento River | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Santa Ana River South Fork | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Stanislaus River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Trumbull Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Tuolumne River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Tuolumne River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Virginia Lake Lower | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Virginia Lake Upper | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 9 | Wishon Reservoir | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Battle Creek South Fork | Tehama | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Bishop Creek Lower | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Carrville Pond | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Chiquito Creek, Lower | Madera | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Coffee Creek | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Deer Creek | Tehama | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Fuller Lake | Nevada | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Kangaroo Lake | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Lee Vining Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Lee Vining Creek South Fork | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Lone Pine Creek | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Lyons Reservoir | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Mono Creek | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Nora Lake | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Owens River, Section 2 | Inyo | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Owens River, Section 3 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Portal Forebay | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Robinson Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Rock Creek | Madera | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Ruth Reservoir | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Sacramento River | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Sacramento River | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek) | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | San Joaquin River, South Fork | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Stanislaus River Clarks Fork | Alpine, Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Stanislaus River North Fork | Calaveras, Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Stanislaus River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Trinity River East Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Trinity River Stuart Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake | Trinity | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Ward Lake | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | West Walker River, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Whiskeytown Lake | Shasta | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Wishon Reservoir | Fresno | Trout | |
| Aug 2 | Wrights Lake | El Dorado | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | American River, South Fork, Camp Sacramento | El Dorado | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Angels Creek | Calaveras | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Beaver Creek | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Big Bear Lake | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Bishop Creek Lower | Inyo | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Bridgeport Reservoir | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Bucks Lake | Plumas | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Burney Creek Lower | Shasta | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Carrville Pond | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Clear Creek | Lassen | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Coffee Creek | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Convict Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Courtright Reservoir | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Deer Creek | Tehama | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | East Walker River | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Goodrich Creek Lower | Lassen | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Halsey Forebay | Placer | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Jenks Lake | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Lewiston Lake | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Little Walker River | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Lone Pine Creek | Inyo | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Mamie Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Mary Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | McCloud River, Fowlers, Lower Falls | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Owens River, Section 3 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Pinecrest Lake | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Sacramento River | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Sacramento River | Shasta | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Santa Ana River | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Santa Ana River South Fork | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Silver Creek | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Stanislaus River North Fork | Calaveras, Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Stanislaus River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Susan River Lower | Lassen | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Susan River Upper | Lassen | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake) | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Trinity River East Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Trinity River Stuart Fork | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Trinity River, above Clair Engle Lake | Trinity | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Tuolumne River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Tuolumne River South Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Twin Lakes, Mammoth | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | West Walker River, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | West Walker River, Section 3 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | White Pines Lake | Calaveras | Trout | |
| Jul 26 | Wishon Reservoir | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Antelope Reservoir | Plumas | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Battle Creek South Fork | Tehama | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Bear River Reservoir Lower | Amador | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Big Meadows Creek | Tulare | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Big Pine Creek | Inyo | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Blue Lake Lower | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Blue Lake Upper | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Carson River East Fork | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Carson River West Fork | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Deer Creek | Tehama | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Gold Lake | Sierra | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Green Valley Lake | San Bernardino | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Hat Creek Middle | Shasta | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Hat Creek Upper | Shasta | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Jackson Meadows Reservoir | Nevada, Sierra | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Kirkwood Lake | El Dorado | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Lake Alpine | Alpine | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Lee Vining Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Lee Vining Creek South Fork | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | McCloud River, Fowlers, Lower Falls | Siskiyou | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Mono Creek | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Owens River, Section 2 | Inyo | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Portal Forebay | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Robinson Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Rock Creek, Section 1 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Rock Creek, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Rush Creek | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Saddlebag Creek (Lee Vining Creek) | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | San Joaquin River, South Fork | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Stanislaus River Clarks Fork | Alpine, Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Stanislaus River Middle Fork | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Tenmile Creek, Upper | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Tioga Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Trumbull Lake | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Virginia Lake Lower | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Virginia Lake Upper | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | Ward Lake | Fresno | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | West Walker River, Section 2 | Mono | Trout | |
| Jul 19 | West Walker River, Section 3 | Mono | Trout |
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Year round; winter in the south.
Jan
124
Feb
129
Mar
143
Apr
195
May
312
Jun
259
Jul
213
Aug
143
Sep
·
Oct
·
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Trout | 1,507 | |
| Catfish | 11 |
All rows come from California Department of Fish and Wildlife publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
California fishing
regulations.