North Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly May through July in 2026, heaviest in June: trout, 4 plants in all. A 9.6-acre reservoir, and one of 13 stocked waters on the Inyo County record.

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last stocked Jul 12 103 days ago

best window 9:59-11:59 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

9.6 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
May 10wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 7wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 21wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jul 12wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish North Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:37-11:37 am and 9:59-11:59 pm	3:55-4:55 am and 4:08-5:08 pm
Tomorrow	10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am	5:02-6:02 am and 4:34-5:34 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 Jul 12

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 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
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

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 Sabrina	1.8 mi	Sep 20
South Lake	5.2 mi	Aug 30
Pleasant Valley Reservoir	14 mi	Jun 21
Rock Creek Lake	17 mi	Aug 23
Baker Creek	17 mi	Sep 27

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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.