Don Pedro Reservoir

Don Pedro Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Don Pedro Reservoir is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Kokanee Salmon, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked 2 times in 2025, most often in October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Kokanee Salmon and Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

October 26, 2025

Plants on record

2

Species recorded

1

Elevation

770.3 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Don Pedro Reservoir?
Fishing Don Pedro Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 2 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked October 26, 2025. Brown Trout (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)), Chinook Salmon (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)), Kokanee Salmon (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)), 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 Don Pedro Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked October 26, 2025. It is stocked 2 times in 2025, most often in October.
How do you get on Don Pedro Reservoir?
There is a boat ramp. The nearest town is La Grange, CA. Facilities include camping. Three public boat ramps (Blue Oaks, Moccasin Point, Fleming Meadows) plus drive-in and boat-in campgrounds and houseboat areas, run by the Don Pedro Recreation Agency across 160 miles of shoreline. The agency has posted golden-mussel ramp closures, so check status before towing a boat.
Which lakes near Don Pedro Reservoir were stocked more recently?
McSwain Reservoir (15.6 mi), Modesto Reservoir (15.8 mi), and New Melones Reservoir (19.1 mi) were stocked more recently. McSwain Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Modesto Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and New Melones Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
La Grange, CA
Boat ramp
Yes
Facilities
camping

Three public boat ramps (Blue Oaks, Moccasin Point, Fleming Meadows) plus drive-in and boat-in campgrounds and houseboat areas, run by the Don Pedro Recreation Agency across 160 miles of shoreline. The agency has posted golden-mussel ramp closures, so check status before towing a boat.

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How Don Pedro Reservoir is stocked

McSwain Reservoir (15.6 mi), Modesto Reservoir (15.8 mi), and New Melones Reservoir (19.1 mi) were stocked more recently. McSwain Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Modesto Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and New Melones Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Don Pedro Reservoir

Fishing Don Pedro Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 2 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 2
Last stocked
October 26, 2025

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 26, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 19, 2025 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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