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Most-Stocked Fishing Waters in California

California's most-stocked fishing waters, ranked by recorded stocking events from state agency records. 385 stocked waters are tracked in California; the ones at the top get fresh fish the most often.

In this scope: 385 waters · 2,208 stockings

  1. Kings River, Below Pine Flat DamLake · Fresno County · Last stocked Sep 202644 stockings
  2. Sacramento RiverStream · Contra Costa County · Last stocked Sep 202637 stockings
  3. Owens River, Section 2Lake · Inyo County · Last stocked Sep 202628 stockings
  4. Stanislaus River Middle ForkLake · Tuolumne County · Last stocked Sep 202625 stockings
  5. Kern River, Section 4Lake · Kern County · Last stocked Sep 202623 stockings
  6. Powerhouse StreamLake · Tuolumne County · Last stocked Sep 202622 stockings
  7. Deer CreekStream · Tehama County · Last stocked Aug 202622 stockings
  8. Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch)Lake · Tuolumne County · Last stocked Sep 202622 stockings
  9. Hat Creek MiddleLake · Shasta County · Last stocked Aug 202622 stockings
  10. Burney Creek LowerLake · Shasta County · Last stocked Aug 202622 stockings
  11. Baum LakeLake · Shasta County · Last stocked Jul 202621 stockings
  12. Hat Creek UpperLake · Shasta County · Last stocked Aug 202621 stockings
  13. Carrville PondLake · Trinity County · Last stocked Sep 202620 stockings
  14. Trinity River, above Clair Engle LakeLake · Trinity County · Last stocked Sep 202619 stockings
  15. Trinity River Stuart ForkLake · Trinity County · Last stocked Sep 202619 stockings
  16. Kern River, Section 5Lake · Kern, Tulare County · Last stocked Sep 202619 stockings
  17. Coffee CreekStream · Trinity County · Last stocked Sep 202619 stockings
  18. Trinity River East ForkLake · Trinity County · Last stocked Sep 202619 stockings
  19. Stanislaus River South ForkLake · Tuolumne County · Last stocked Aug 202618 stockings
  20. Owens River, below TinnemahaLake · Inyo County · Last stocked Sep 202618 stockings
  21. Pleasant Valley ReservoirReservoir · Inyo County · Last stocked Jun 202618 stockings
  22. Burney Creek MiddleLake · Shasta County · Last stocked Jun 202617 stockings
  23. Avocado LakeLake · Fresno County · Last stocked Mar 202617 stockings
  24. Pinecrest LakeReservoir · Tuolumne County · Last stocked Aug 202616 stockings
  25. Bishop Creek LowerLake · Inyo County · Last stocked Sep 202615 stockings

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