Kangaroo Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 6 times in 2026, monthly May through August, heaviest in August. A 22-acre reservoir, and one of 12 stocked waters on the Siskiyou County record.

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last stocked Aug 30 54 days ago

best window 10:16 pm-12:16 am solunar major today

6 stockings 2026

22 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 6 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
May 17wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 28wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jul 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Aug 2wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Aug 23wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Aug 30wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Kangaroo Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:53-11:53 am and 10:16 pm-12:16 am	4:12-5:12 am and 4:22-5:22 pm
Tomorrow	10:39 am-12:39 pm	5:22-6:22 am and 4:46-5:46 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 Aug 30

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 6 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
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

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
Wagon Creek	16 mi	Jul 5
Lake Shastina	18 mi	Apr 26
Coffee Creek	18 mi	Oct 18
Greenhorn Reservoir	26 mi	Oct 11
Bass Lake	26 mi	May 10

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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.