Lake Hemet
Fishing and stocking
Trout water, stocked 8 times in 2026, spread April to October. A 340-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Riverside 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 5wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 10wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 24wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 7wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 21wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 4wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 25wk | Trout | catchable | scheduled |
When to fish Lake Hemet
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm | 3:47-4:47 am and 4:01-5:01 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am | 4:51-5:51 am and 4:30-5:30 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 19 days ago (Oct 4)
- 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 8 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
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 Fulmor | 11 mi | Oct 4 |
| Little Lake | 14 mi | Mar 1 |
| Skinner Lake | 21 mi | Mar 8 |
| Doane Pond | 26 mi | Oct 4 |
| Jenks Lake | 36 mi | Jul 26 |
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