Duncan Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Duncan Reservoir is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked once in 2026, most often in March. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 22, 2026

Plants on record

1

Species recorded

1

Elevation

4,950.7 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Duncan Reservoir?
Fishing Duncan Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. The one plant on record is Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked March 22, 2026. Eagle Lake Trout (A California-native strain of 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 Duncan Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked March 22, 2026. It is stocked once in 2026, most often in March.
How do you get on Duncan Reservoir?
There is a boat ramp and no fee is required. The nearest town is Alturas, CA. Facilities include restrooms. Duncan Reservoir has two primitive boating sites in Modoc National Forest: Duncan North (small parking area, recommended for cartop and small power boats) and Duncan South (gravel and dirt ramp with trailer parking and turnaround room).
Which lakes near Duncan Reservoir were stocked more recently?
Reservoir "F" (4.9 mi), Reservoir "C" (13.5 mi), Bayley Reservoir (23.6 mi), Ash Creek Upper (26.6 mi), and Pine Creek Reservoir (27.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Reservoir "F" is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Reservoir "C" is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Bayley Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Ash Creek Upper is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Pine Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Alturas, CA
Boat ramp
Yes
Fee required
No
Facilities
restrooms

Duncan Reservoir has two primitive boating sites in Modoc National Forest: Duncan North (small parking area, recommended for cartop and small power boats) and Duncan South (gravel and dirt ramp with trailer parking and turnaround room).

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How Duncan Reservoir is stocked

Reservoir "F" (4.9 mi), Reservoir "C" (13.5 mi), Bayley Reservoir (23.6 mi), Ash Creek Upper (26.6 mi), and Pine Creek Reservoir (27.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Reservoir "F" is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Reservoir "C" is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Bayley Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Ash Creek Upper is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Pine Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Duncan Reservoir

Fishing Duncan Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. The one plant on record is Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 1
Last stocked
March 22, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 22, 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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