Bucks Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked June to July in 2026: trout, 2 plants in all. A 1,731-acre reservoir, and one of 8 stocked waters on the Plumas County record.

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last stocked Jul 26 89 days ago

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

2 stockings 2026

1,731 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jun 14wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Jul 26wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Bucks Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:47-11:47 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am	4:06-5:06 am and 4:17-5:17 pm
Tomorrow	10:33 am-12:33 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am	5:15-6:15 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 26

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 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Little Grass Valley Reservoir	14 mi	Apr 26
Spanish Creek	14 mi	Jun 7
Round Valley Reservoir	19 mi	May 31
Paradise Reservoir	22 mi	Feb 22
Lake Almanor	25 mi	May 31

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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.