Nora Lake

Trout water; 9 stockings on the 2026 record.

Shasta County · California · see it on the national map

9 stockings 2026

Aug 2 last stocked

3.0 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 9 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Status
Feb 1wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 1wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 29wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 26wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 17wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 7wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 28wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jul 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Aug 2wk	Trout	catchable	completed

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the trout (trout stocked 9 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
McCumber Reservoir	8.1 mi	Jun 14
North Battle Creek Reservoir	14 mi	Aug 9
Montgomery Creek	26 mi	Jun 21
Hatchet Creek	27 mi	Jun 21
Shasta Lake	32 mi	Jun 7

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.