Big Pine Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly April through September, heaviest in July. One of 13 stocked waters on the Inyo County record.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 3wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 14wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 5wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 30wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Sep 27wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Big Pine Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:35-11:35 am and 9:58-11:58 pm | 3:54-4:54 am and 4:07-5:07 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:46 pm-12:46 am | 5:00-6:00 am and 4:33-5:33 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
- Stocked 26 days ago (Sep 27)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
For the trout (trout stocked 7 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Creek | 2.5 mi | Sep 27 |
| Taboose Creek | 12 mi | Sep 13 |
| Goodale Creek | 14 mi | Sep 13 |
| South Lake | 17 mi | Aug 30 |
| Lake Sabrina | 20 mi | Sep 20 |
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