Fishing Stocking Schedule

The Town of Mammoth Lakes, and the Department of Fish and Game have a very well defined "fishing enhancement" program. Believing that fishing is important to our ecomonmy, they fill the major lakes with trout, which have been grown in local hatcheries, such as the infamous trophy Alpers Trout". The lakes are filled in rotation on Thursdays. This is the stocking schedule as published by the Mammoth Sports Fishing Association, dates subject to change.

Mike Seefeldt, Fish Hatchery Manager from the Hot Creek Hatchery and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reports that their annual allotment for catchable trout is 250,000 pounds, but DFG usually raises more. They also plant about 15,000 pounds of fish in the 2 to 5 pound range. DFG also stocks over 100,000 fish for Crowley Lake. This link will take you to the Department of Fish and Game, Mono County stocking schedule. These are smaller fish about 5 oz. each and placed each fall for the next season. Mt. Whitney Hatchery produce about 170,000 pounds of catchables each year, plus excess brood stock. Fish Springs produces about 300,000 pounds of catchable trout.

That's a lot of fish... so we don't want to hear about getting 'skunked out'. And.. we have included the Alpers Trophy Trout as well. If you don't know about Alpers, well then you just don't know about these prized 3-10 pounders.

MAMMOTH LAKES BASIN Upper & Lower Twin Lakes, Lake Mary, Lake      Mamie & Lake George		MAMMOTH CREEK First three stock dates are Stockers One Pound each
		7/15
		8/05
5/27 600lbs	8/26 625lbs	8/26
6/17 675lbs	8/19 650lbs
7/01 625lbs	8/26 625lbs	MAMMOTH CREEK Last three stock dates are Super Stockers One to Two Pounds each
7/08 625lbs	9/02 625lbs
7/15 625lbs	9/09 600lbs
7/22 625lbs	9/16 600lbs	7/08
7/29 650lbs	9/23 600lbs	8/19
8/05 625lbs		9/02
SOTCHER and STARK WEATHER LAKES		All stock dates are subject to wind and weather conditions. Season ends November 15.
Trophy Trout	3 to 10 lbs each!
7/08	350/200 Sotcher/Stark.
7/15	350/200
7/29	350/200
8/19	350/200
9/02	350/200