Hatchet Creek

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly April through June in 2026, heaviest in April: trout, 4 plants in all. One of 9 stocked waters on the Shasta County record.

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last stocked Jun 21 124 days ago

best window 10:13 pm-12:13 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Apr 19wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 26wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 3wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 21wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Hatchet Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:50-11:50 am and 10:13 pm-12:13 am	4:09-5:09 am and 4:20-5:20 pm
Tomorrow	10:37 am-12:37 pm	5:19-6:19 am and 4:44-5:44 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 4 times here in 2026, moving water)

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
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams

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
Montgomery Creek	1.1 mi	Jun 21
Baum Lake	22 mi	Jul 12
Shasta Lake	22 mi	Sep 27
North Battle Creek Reservoir	24 mi	Sep 13
McCumber Reservoir	25 mi	Jun 14

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Records from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: California fishing regulations.