Hat Creek Upper fishing

Fishing at Hat Creek Upper is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 8 times a year since 2025, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

August 23, 2026

Plants on record

16

Species recorded

1

Elevation

3,544.6 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Hat Creek Upper?
Fishing Hat Creek Upper is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 16 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked August 23, 2026. brown trout (Wild, self-sustaining population found through Hat Creek's spring-fed upper reaches, alongside stocked rainbow 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 Hat Creek Upper stocked?
Last stocked August 23, 2026. It is stocked about 8 times a year since 2025, most often in April and May.
Which lakes near Hat Creek Upper were stocked more recently?
North Battle Creek Reservoir (13.6 mi) was stocked more recently. North Battle Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

How Hat Creek Upper is stocked

North Battle Creek Reservoir (13.6 mi) was stocked more recently. North Battle Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Hat Creek Upper

Fishing Hat Creek Upper is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 16 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 16 plants
Plants
16 of 16
Last stocked
August 23, 2026

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 16 plants Showing 16 plants

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 23, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 9, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 19, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 5, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
June 21, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
June 14, 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
October 19, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 5, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
September 28, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
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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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