El Dorado Park Lakes fishing

Fishing at El Dorado Park Lakes is on a community pond, stocked with Catfish, Mixed Trout, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2025, most often in March and November. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 15, 2026

Plants on record

8

Species recorded

2

Elevation

23.3 ft

Common questions

What fish are at El Dorado Park Lakes?
Fishing El Dorado Park Lakes is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Catfish. Mixed Trout was last stocked March 15, 2026. Catfish was last stocked November 9, 2025. 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 El Dorado Park Lakes stocked?
Last stocked March 15, 2026. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2025, most often in March and November.
How do you get on El Dorado Park Lakes?
Shore fishing is available and a fee is required. The nearest town is Long Beach, CA. Facilities include camping. Two stocked fishing lakes inside El Dorado East Regional Park (Area II), which also holds a separate lake with paddleboats, group picnic areas, and overnight camping. A vehicle entrance fee applies at the park; pedestrians and cyclists do not pay it.
Which lakes near El Dorado Park Lakes were stocked more recently?
Cerritos Lake (2.6 mi), La Mirada Lake (7.3 mi), and Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (7.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Cerritos Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout and Catfish, La Mirada Lake is also stocked with Catfish and Mixed Trout, and Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake is also stocked with Catfish.

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Long Beach, CA
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
camping

Two stocked fishing lakes inside El Dorado East Regional Park (Area II), which also holds a separate lake with paddleboats, group picnic areas, and overnight camping. A vehicle entrance fee applies at the park; pedestrians and cyclists do not pay it.

Sources: longbeach.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , longbeach.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , longbeach.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , longbeach.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , longbeach.gov, accessed September 23, 2026

How El Dorado Park Lakes is stocked

Cerritos Lake (2.6 mi), La Mirada Lake (7.3 mi), and Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (7.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Cerritos Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout and Catfish, La Mirada Lake is also stocked with Catfish and Mixed Trout, and Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake is also stocked with Catfish.

Fish at El Dorado Park Lakes

Fishing El Dorado Park Lakes is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Catfish.

Mixed Trout 6 plants
Plants
6 of 8
Last stocked
March 15, 2026
Catfish 2 plants
Plants
2 of 8
Last stocked
November 9, 2025

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 8, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 11, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
December 7, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 16, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 9, 2025 Catfish – – report
October 19, 2025 Catfish – – 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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