Markleeville Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, spread May to August. One of 5 stocked waters on the Alpine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 23wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Markleeville Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:41-11:41 am and 10:04 pm-12:04 am | 4:00-5:00 am and 4:12-5:12 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:27 am-12:27 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:08-6:08 am and 4:37-5:37 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 23
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Reservoir | 2.7 mi | May 24 |
| Red Lake | 11 mi | May 31 |
| Topaz Lake NV | 13 mi | Oct 2 |
| Caples Lake | 15 mi | Oct 18 |
| Martin Slough NV | 18 mi | May 18 |
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