Last stocked
August 30, 2026
Plants on record
19
Species recorded
1
Elevation
4,246.5 ft
Common questions
- What fish are at Deer Creek?
- Fishing Deer Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 19 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked August 30, 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 Deer Creek stocked?
- Last stocked August 30, 2026. It is stocked 19 times in 2026, most often in May and June.
- How do you get on Deer Creek?
- Shore fishing is available. Facilities include camping. Highway 32 gives several access points: roadside turnouts you can park at and walk down from, Elam and Alder Creek Campgrounds (both stocked with rainbow trout in season), and a signed turnout at the red bridge for the Deer Creek Trail, which follows the creek about a mile downstream.
- Which lakes near Deer Creek were stocked more recently?
- Battle Creek South Fork (13.3 mi) was stocked more recently. Battle Creek South Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout.
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Shore access
- Yes
- Facilities
- camping
Highway 32 gives several access points: roadside turnouts you can park at and walk down from, Elam and Alder Creek Campgrounds (both stocked with rainbow trout in season), and a signed turnout at the red bridge for the Deer Creek Trail, which follows the creek about a mile downstream.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , keepcalmandflyfish.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , keepcalmandflyfish.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , calflyfisher.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026
How Deer Creek is stocked
Battle Creek South Fork (13.3 mi) was stocked more recently. Battle Creek South Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout.
Fish at Deer Creek
Fishing Deer Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 19 plants on record are Mixed Trout.
Mixed Trout 19 plants
- Plants
- 19 of 19
- Last stocked
- August 30, 2026
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 19 plants Showing 19 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| August 23, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| August 9, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| August 2, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 26, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 19, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 12, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 5, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| June 28, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| June 21, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| June 14, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| June 7, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 31, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
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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
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.