Scotts Flat Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to April in 2026: trout, 2 plants in all. A 671-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Nevada County record.

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last stocked Apr 26 180 days ago

best window 10:09 pm-12:09 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

671 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 8wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Apr 26wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Scotts Flat Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:46-11:46 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am	4:05-5:05 am and 4:17-5:17 pm
Tomorrow	10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am	5:13-6:13 am and 4:42-5:42 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 Apr 26

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 2 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
Sugar Pine Reservoir	12 mi	Feb 1
Fuller Lake	15 mi	Sep 20
Weaver Lake	19 mi	Jun 7
Halsey Forebay	22 mi	Sep 27
Packer Lake	28 mi	Jul 12

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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.