Big Creek, Madera fishing

Big Creek, Madera fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a river section, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
1
Elevation
4,970.5 ft

Fish at Big Creek, Madera

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Big Creek, Madera on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Big Creek, Madera on its stocking plans. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.

Agency plan, not confirmed stocking. Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Scheduled Species Quantity Source
Scheduled: April 12, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: April 26, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: May 3, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: May 17, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: June 21, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Fish Camp, CA
Facilities
restrooms, camping

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Camping near Big Creek, Madera

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Big Creek, Madera's mapped point, nearest first: Wawona Campground (6.6 miles), Chilkoot camping (9.5 miles), Forks camping (12.1 miles), Lupine camping (12.8 miles), and Spring Cove camping (13.4 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Big Creek, Madera

Big Creek, Madera is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Sierra National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Big Creek, Madera?

Rainbow Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

How do you get on Big Creek, Madera?

The nearest town is Fish Camp, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping.

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