Lake Berryessa

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in October. A 18,084-acre reservoir.

Napa County · California · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 11 12 days ago

next Oct 25 announced

best window 10:14 pm-12:14 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

18,084 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 11wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Oct 25wk	Trout	catchable		scheduled

When to fish Lake Berryessa

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:52-11:52 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am	4:11-5:11 am and 4:22-5:22 pm
Tomorrow	10:38 am-12:38 pm	5:18-6:18 am and 4:47-5:47 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

Stocked 12 days ago (Oct 11)
Next announced stocking Oct 25

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast

Gear for this water

A plant is on the schedule. Fresh stockers hold near the access points for the first week or two and eat what the hatchery taught them to eat.

For the trout (trout stocked 2 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
Lake Chabot	31 mi	Mar 15
Lake Herman	34 mi	Feb 15
Indian Valley Reservoir	41 mi	May 10
Sacramento River	42 mi	Sep 13
Mather Lake	53 mi	Mar 1

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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.