Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake)

Fishing and stocking

Stocked February to July in 2026: trout, 2 plants in all. A 15,587-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Trinity County record.

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last stocked Jul 26 89 days ago

best window 10:17 pm-12:17 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

15,587 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
Feb 8wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Jul 26wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake)

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:54-11:54 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am	4:13-5:13 am and 4:23-5:23 pm
Tomorrow	10:40 am-12:40 pm	5:22-6:22 am and 4:47-5:47 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 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)

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	5.7 mi	Jul 26
Whiskeytown Lake	16 mi	Aug 2
Coffee Creek	19 mi	Oct 18
Shasta Lake	21 mi	Sep 27
Kangaroo Lake	37 mi	Aug 30

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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.