Caribou Lake
Fishing and stocking
Trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, spread May to June. A 73-acre lake, and one of 9 stocked waters on the Lassen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 14wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Caribou 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 10:58 pm-12:58 am | 5:15-6:15 am and 4:41-5:41 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 Jun 14
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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 0.7 mi | Jun 7 |
| Shotoverin Lake | 2.0 mi | Jun 14 |
| Crater Lake | 11 mi | Oct 11 |
| McCoy Flat Reservoir | 12 mi | May 31 |
| Lake Almanor | 19 mi | May 31 |
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