Brite Valley Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Brite Valley Reservoir is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2025, most often in January and February. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

February 1, 2026

Plants on record

4

Species recorded

1

Elevation

4,358.5 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Brite Valley Reservoir?
Fishing Brite Valley Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 4 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked February 1, 2026. Rainbow Trout (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)) is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Brite Valley Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked February 1, 2026. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2025, most often in January and February.
How do you get on Brite Valley Reservoir?
Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Tehachapi, CA. Facilities include restrooms, camping, dock, and cleaning station. Brite Lake Aquatic Recreation Area, 22902 Banducci Road, Tehachapi, owned by the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. The park has RV hook-ups and tent sites, restrooms with showers, fish-cleaning stations, and a dock open all year.
Which lakes near Brite Valley Reservoir were stocked more recently?
Ming Lake (29.3 mi), Apollo Community Regional Park Lake (31.8 mi), Lake Isabella (39.4 mi), and Reyes Creek (52.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Ming Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Apollo Community Regional Park Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Lake Isabella is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Reyes Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Tehachapi, CA
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, camping, dock, cleaning station

Brite Lake Aquatic Recreation Area, 22902 Banducci Road, Tehachapi, owned by the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. The park has RV hook-ups and tent sites, restrooms with showers, fish-cleaning stations, and a dock open all year.

Sources: parks.ca.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tvrpd.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , tvrpd.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , tvrpd.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , tvrpd.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , parks.ca.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tvrpd.org, accessed September 23, 2026

How Brite Valley Reservoir is stocked

Ming Lake (29.3 mi), Apollo Community Regional Park Lake (31.8 mi), Lake Isabella (39.4 mi), and Reyes Creek (52.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Ming Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Apollo Community Regional Park Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Lake Isabella is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Reyes Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Brite Valley Reservoir

Fishing Brite Valley Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 4 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 4 plants
Plants
4 of 4
Last stocked
February 1, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
February 1, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 25, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 4, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
November 9, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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