Frenchman Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in July. A 1,527-acre reservoir, and one of 8 stocked waters on the Plumas County record.

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last stocked Jul 12 103 days ago

best window 10:06 pm-12:06 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

1,527 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jul 12wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Frenchman Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:43-11:43 am and 10:06 pm-12:06 am	4:02-5:02 am and 4:13-5:13 pm
Tomorrow	10:29 am-12:29 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am	5:11-6:11 am and 4:38-5:38 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 Jul 12

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 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
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

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
Lake Davis	17 mi	Jul 12
Antelope Reservoir	28 mi	Jul 19
Gold Lake	30 mi	Aug 23
Packer Lake	32 mi	Jul 12
Truckee River NV	39 mi	May 19

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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.