Ruth Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, spread May to October. A 1,075-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Trinity County record.

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last stocked Oct 18 5 days ago

best window 10:19 pm-12:19 am solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

1,075 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
May 10wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Aug 2wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 18wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Ruth Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:56-11:56 am and 10:19 pm-12:19 am	4:16-5:16 am and 4:26-5:26 pm
Tomorrow	10:42 am-12:42 pm	5:24-6:24 am and 4:50-5:50 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 3 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
Lewiston Lake	42 mi	Jul 26
Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake)	47 mi	Jul 26
Whiskeytown Lake	49 mi	Aug 2
Lake Emily	61 mi	May 24
Shasta Lake	62 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.