Avocado Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly January through March in 2026, heaviest in March: trout, 10 plants in all. A 52-acre lake, and the most-stocked water on the Fresno County record for 2026.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 25wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 1wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 8wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 15wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 1wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 8wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 15wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 22wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 29wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Avocado Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:40-11:40 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:59-4:59 am and 4:11-5:11 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am | 5:05-6:05 am and 4:38-5:38 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Pacific Time (PDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked Mar 29
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (trout stocked 10 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
| Slip bobber and jig | 1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth |
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Flat Reservoir | 7.3 mi | Mar 29 |
| Dinkey Creek | 18 mi | Jun 21 |
| Black Rock Reservoir | 24 mi | Mar 29 |
| Shaver Lake | 24 mi | Oct 18 |
| Corrine Lake | 26 mi | Mar 1 |
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