Dinkey Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 8 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly March through June, heaviest in May. One of 15 stocked waters on the Fresno 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 3wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 10wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 17wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 31wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 14wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 21wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Dinkey Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:57-4:57 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:49 pm-12:49 am | 5:04-6:04 am and 4:37-5:37 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 21
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 8 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Reservoir | 5.9 mi | Mar 29 |
| Pine Flat Reservoir | 11 mi | Mar 29 |
| Wishon Reservoir | 12 mi | Sep 6 |
| Hume Lake | 14 mi | Sep 6 |
| Bearskin Creek | 16 mi | Jul 5 |
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