Nelder Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked April to May in 2026: trout, 3 plants in all. One of 7 stocked waters on the Madera 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 12wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 26wk | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 31wk | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Nelder Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:41-11:41 am and 10:03 pm-12:03 am | 4:00-5:00 am and 4:12-5:12 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:27 am-12:27 pm and 10:51 pm-12:51 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:38-5:38 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 May 31
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 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bass Lake | 5.7 mi | Oct 18 |
| Manzanita Lake | 10 mi | Mar 29 |
| Corrine Lake | 16 mi | Mar 1 |
| Rock Creek | 18 mi | Aug 2 |
| Hensley Lake | 21 mi | Mar 15 |
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