Dinkey Creek fishing

Fishing at Dinkey Creek is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked 8 times in 2026, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

June 21, 2026

Plants on record

8

Species recorded

1

Elevation

5,617.7 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Dinkey Creek?
Fishing Dinkey Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 8 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked June 21, 2026. Brown trout and Rainbow Trout (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Dinkey Creek stocked?
Last stocked June 21, 2026. It is stocked 8 times in 2026, most often in May and June.
How do you get on Dinkey Creek?
Shore fishing is available and a fee is required. The nearest town is Shaver Lake, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Dinkey Creek Campground and the nearby Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site (day-use $3 per vehicle) both provide direct angler access to the creek for brown and rainbow trout. The campground has drinking water, vault and flush toilets, and a nearby store.
Which lakes near Dinkey Creek were stocked more recently?
Courtright Reservoir (10.3 mi), Wishon Reservoir (11.1 mi), and Huntington Lake (12.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Courtright Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Wishon Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Huntington Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Shaver Lake, CA
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, camping

Dinkey Creek Campground and the nearby Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site (day-use $3 per vehicle) both provide direct angler access to the creek for brown and rainbow trout. The campground has drinking water, vault and flush toilets, and a nearby store.

Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , recreation.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , recreation.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , fs.usda.gov, accessed September 23, 2026

How Dinkey Creek is stocked

Courtright Reservoir (10.3 mi), Wishon Reservoir (11.1 mi), and Huntington Lake (12.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Courtright Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Wishon Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Huntington Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Dinkey Creek

Fishing Dinkey Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 8 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 8 plants
Plants
8 of 8
Last stocked
June 21, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 21, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
June 14, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 31, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 17, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 10, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 3, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
April 19, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 29, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report

Species found here

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

Species stocked here

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

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