Convict Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly April through September in 2026: trout, 9 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Mono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 3wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 17wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 7wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 21wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 5wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 9wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 30wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Sep 13wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Convict Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:08-5:08 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am | 5:03-6:03 am and 4:35-5:35 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 Sep 13
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 9 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Convict Lake | 4.7 mi | Aug 30 |
| Mammoth Creek | 7.5 mi | Jun 21 |
| Sherwin Creek | 9.0 mi | Jul 12 |
| Rock Creek Lake | 11 mi | Aug 23 |
| Deadman Creek | 13 mi | Jun 28 |
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