Crater Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, spread September to October. A 28-acre lake, and one of 9 stocked waters on the Lassen County record.

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last stocked Oct 11 12 days ago

best window 10:09 pm-12:09 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

28 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
Sep 27wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Oct 11wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Crater Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:47-11:47 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am	4:06-5:06 am and 4:16-5:16 pm
Tomorrow	10:33 am-12:33 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am	5:15-6:15 am and 4:40-5:40 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 12 days ago (Oct 11)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

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
Caribou Lake	11 mi	Jun 14
Silver Lake	11 mi	Jun 7
Shotoverin Lake	11 mi	Jun 14
McCoy Flat Reservoir	12 mi	May 31
Mountain Meadows Reservoir	25 mi	Feb 8

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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.