Dark Lake fishing

Dark Lake fishing lists Rainbow Trout on a high alpine lake, 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
6,901 ft

Fish at Dark Lake

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Dark Lake on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Dark Lake on its stocking plan. 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: June 14, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
high alpine
Nearest town
Pollock Pines, CA

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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 Dark Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Dark Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Wrights Lake Campground (0.5 miles), Ice House Campground (6.8 miles), Wench Creek Campground (7.4 miles), Yellowjacket Campground (8.3 miles), and Sunset-union Valley camping (8.8 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Dark Lake

Dark Lake is inside Eldorado National Forest.

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

Sources

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