Hume Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to September. A 89-acre lake, and one of 15 stocked waters on the Fresno County record.

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last stocked Sep 6 47 days ago

best window 10:01 pm-12:01 am solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

89 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Apr 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 17wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Sep 6wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Hume Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:38-11:38 am and 10:01 pm-12:01 am	3:57-4:57 am and 4:09-5:09 pm
Tomorrow	10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am	5:02-6:02 am and 4:36-5:36 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 Sep 6

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the trout (trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
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

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
Bearskin Creek	2.1 mi	Jul 5
Stony Creek	11 mi	Jul 5
Black Rock Reservoir	11 mi	Mar 29
Dinkey Creek	14 mi	Jun 21
Wishon Reservoir	16 mi	Sep 6

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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.