Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideConvict Creek fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a river section, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Convict Creek on its stocking plans. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.
| Scheduled | Species | Quantity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled: October 12, 2025 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: October 26, 2025 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: April 19, 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 7, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: June 21, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: July 5, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: August 9, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: August 30, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
| Scheduled: September 13, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.
No other lakes on record in California yet.
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Convict Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Convict Lake Campground (0.3 miles), Sherwin Creek Campground (5.2 miles), New Shady Rest Campground (7 miles), Old Shady Rest Campground (7.2 miles), and Lake Mary Campground (8.7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Convict Creek is inside Inyo National Forest.
It is 0.5 miles outside the edge of John Muir Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.