Convict Creek fishing

Convict Creek 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
7,515.6 ft

Fish at Convict Creek

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Convict Creek on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California 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.

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: 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

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Mammoth Lakes, CA

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 Convict Creek

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.

Public land at Convict Creek

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.

Sources