Baum Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly February through July in 2026, heaviest in April: trout, 15 plants in all. A 71-acre lake, and the most-stocked water on the Shasta County record for 2026.

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last stocked Jul 12 103 days ago

best window 10:12 pm-12:12 am solunar major today

15 stockings 2026

71 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 15 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Feb 1wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Feb 8wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 1wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 22wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 5wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 19wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 26wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 3wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 10wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 31wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 7wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 14wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 21wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jul 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Baum Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:49-11:49 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am	4:08-5:08 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:35 am-12:35 pm and 10:59 pm-12:59 am	5:17-6:17 am and 4:42-5:42 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 Jul 12

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 15 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
Hatchet Creek	22 mi	Jun 21
Montgomery Creek	23 mi	Jun 21
North Battle Creek Reservoir	24 mi	Sep 13
McCumber Reservoir	29 mi	Jun 14
Crater Lake	34 mi	Oct 11

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Records from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: California fishing regulations.