What fish are at Butte Creek?

Fishing Butte Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. The one plant on record is Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked July 5, 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 Butte Creek stocked?

Last stocked July 5, 2026. It is stocked once in 2026, most often in July.

Butte Creek fishing

Fishing at Butte Creek is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked once in 2026, most often in July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

July 5, 2026

Plants on record

Species recorded

Elevation

4,392.5 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Butte Creek?: Fishing Butte Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. The one plant on record is Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked July 5, 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 Butte Creek stocked?: Last stocked July 5, 2026. It is stocked once in 2026, most often in July.
How do you get on Butte Creek?: Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Macdoel, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Shafter Campground and Picnic Site sits on Butte Creek, on a gravel road six miles south of Macdoel, with tables, piped water, and sanitary facilities. The creek is regularly stocked with rainbow and brown trout and fishes well early in the season.

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Nearest town: Macdoel, CA
Shore access: Yes
Facilities: restrooms, camping

Shafter Campground and Picnic Site sits on Butte Creek, on a gravel road six miles south of Macdoel, with tables, piped water, and sanitary facilities. The creek is regularly stocked with rainbow and brown trout and fishes well early in the season.

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Fish at Butte Creek

Fishing Butte Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. The one plant on record is Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 1
Last stocked: July 5, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
July 5, 2026	Mixed Trout	–	–	report

Species found here

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

Rainbow Trout : Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release). (nrm.dfg.ca.gov, accessed September 23, 2026)

Species stocked here

Mixed Trout (1)

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