Bucks Lake fishing

Bucks Lake fishing lists Rainbow Trout on record, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Bucks Lake
Photo: sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
1
Elevation
5,146.3 ft

Fish at Bucks Lake

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Bucks Lake on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Bucks Lake 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: October 12, 2025 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: June 14, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: July 26, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Nearest town
Quincy, CA
Facilities
restrooms, camping

High mountain lake in Plumas National Forest, 17 miles southwest of Quincy on Oroville-Bucks Lake Road. Seventeen miles of shoreline, most private, but bank fishing is possible at numerous spots around the lake.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

About Bucks Lake

Photo of Bucks Lake
sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Public land at Bucks Lake

Bucks Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Plumas National Forest.

It is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Bucks Lake Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Bucks Lake?

Rainbow Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

How do you get on Bucks Lake?

The nearest town is Quincy, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping. High mountain lake in Plumas National Forest, 17 miles southwest of Quincy on Oroville-Bucks Lake Road. Seventeen miles of shoreline, most private, but bank fishing is possible at numerous spots around the lake.

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