California Fishing Forecast
Best times · fresh stockings · best bets
Today's solunar windows for California's most-stocked waters, what the trucks just did, and where the record says to go. Recomputed every morning from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife feed and the moon's own arithmetic.
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit
Today's solunar windows
| Water | Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | Last stocked | Water temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek Trinity Co. | 9:53-11:53 am and 10:16 pm-12:16 am | 4:12-5:12 am and 4:23-5:23 pm | 5 days ago | |
| Baum Lake Shasta Co. | 9:49-11:49 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:08-5:08 am and 4:18-5:18 pm | 103 days ago | |
| Pinecrest Lake Tuolumne Co. | 9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am | 4:01-5:01 am and 4:13-5:13 pm | 54 days ago | |
| Pleasant Valley Reservoir Inyo Co. | 9:36-11:36 am and 9:59-11:59 pm | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:07-5:07 pm | 124 days ago |
Major and minor periods are solunar times, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement; the stocking dates and gauge readings are measured. Times are Pacific Time (PDT), each water computed at its own coordinates. Every water page carries its own windows.
Freshest stockings
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | Bass Lake | Madera | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Caples Lake | Alpine | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Carrville Pond | Trinity | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Coffee Creek | Trinity | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch) | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | McClure Reservoir | Mariposa | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Merced River, Section I | Merced | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Modesto Reservoir | Stanislaus | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Powerhouse Stream | Tuolumne | Trout | |
| Oct 18 | Ruth Reservoir | Trinity | Trout |
Next announced dates
| Date | Water | County | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25wk | Cuyamaca Lake | San Diego | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Doane Pond | San Diego | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Don Pedro Reservoir | Tuolumne | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Gold Lake | Sierra | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Gregory Lake | San Bernardino | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam | Fresno | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Lake Berryessa | Napa | Trout |
| Oct 25wk | Lake Fulmor | Riverside | Trout |
Stocking rows from California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(official page);
sun and moon times computed from this page's own coordinates, no
forecast service involved. The full schedule lives on the
California stocking
page. Seasons, limits, and licenses:
California fishing
regulations.