Shasta Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 9 times in 2026, spread March to September, heaviest in April. A 12,416-acre reservoir, and one of 9 stocked waters on the Shasta County record.

Shasta County · California · see it on the national map

last stocked Sep 27 26 days ago

best window 10:15 pm-12:15 am solunar major today

9 stockings 2026

12,416 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

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 29wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 5wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 19wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 26wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 3wk	Trout	catchable	completed
May 31wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Jun 7wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Sep 20wk	Trout	catchable	completed
Sep 27wk	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Shasta Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:52-11:52 am and 10:15 pm-12:15 am	4:11-5:11 am and 4:22-5:22 pm
Tomorrow	10:38 am-12:38 pm	5:20-6:20 am and 4:46-5:46 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 26 days ago (Sep 27)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · California fishing forecast

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)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Whiskeytown Lake	14 mi	Aug 2
Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake)	21 mi	Jul 26
Montgomery Creek	22 mi	Jun 21
Hatchet Creek	22 mi	Jun 21
Lewiston Lake	23 mi	Jul 26

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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.