Diaz Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly January through May in 2026: trout, 10 plants in all. A 77-acre reservoir, and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 25wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 8wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 22wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 8wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 22wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 5wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 10wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 24wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Diaz Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:34-11:34 am and 9:57-11:57 pm | 3:53-4:53 am and 4:06-5:06 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am | 4:59-5:59 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
- Last stocked May 24
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 10 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Creek | 1.7 mi | Sep 13 |
| Lone Pine Creek | 3.1 mi | Sep 20 |
| Independence Creek | 19 mi | Sep 13 |
| Goodale Creek | 30 mi | Sep 13 |
| Taboose Creek | 32 mi | Sep 13 |
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