Independence Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to September. One of 13 stocked waters on the Inyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 24wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 31wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 5wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 12wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 30wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Sep 13wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Independence Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:35-11:35 am and 9:57-11:57 pm | 3:53-4:53 am and 4:06-5:06 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:21 am-12:21 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am | 5:00-6:00 am and 4:33-5:33 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 13
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 7 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goodale Creek | 11 mi | Sep 13 |
| Taboose Creek | 12 mi | Sep 13 |
| Lone Pine Creek | 16 mi | Sep 20 |
| Tuttle Creek | 18 mi | Sep 13 |
| Diaz Lake | 19 mi | May 24 |
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