Pine Flat Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly January through March in 2026, heaviest in March: trout, 4 plants in all. A 4,864-acre reservoir, and one of 15 stocked waters on the Fresno County record.

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last stocked Mar 29 208 days ago

best window 10:02 pm-12:02 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

4,864 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
Jan 11wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Feb 1wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 22wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Mar 29wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Pine Flat Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am	3:58-4:58 am and 4:11-5:11 pm
Tomorrow	10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am	5:04-6:04 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 Mar 29

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
Avocado Lake	7.3 mi	Mar 29
Dinkey Creek	11 mi	Jun 21
Black Rock Reservoir	17 mi	Mar 29
Shaver Lake	19 mi	Oct 18
Wishon Reservoir	22 mi	Sep 6

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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.