Modesto Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in October. A 1,698-acre lake.

Stanislaus County · California · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 18 5 days ago

best window 10:08 pm-12:08 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

1,698 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 18wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Modesto Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:45-11:45 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am	4:04-5:04 am and 4:16-5:16 pm
Tomorrow	10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:56 pm-12:56 am	5:11-6:11 am and 4:42-5:42 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 5 days ago (Oct 18)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (trout stocked 1 time 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
Don Pedro Reservoir	15 mi	next Oct 25
Woodward Reservoir	17 mi	Oct 18
Angels Creek	22 mi	Aug 16
Yosemite Lake	24 mi	Oct 18
Lyons Reservoir	40 mi	Aug 16

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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.