Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam fishing

Fishing at Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout, Common Carp, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2025, most often in May and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

September 20, 2026

Plants on record

42

Species recorded

1

Elevation

488.7 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam?
Fishing Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 42 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked September 20, 2026. carp (Resident species reported by anglers in the tailwater below Pine Flat Dam) 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 Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam stocked?
Last stocked September 20, 2026. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2025, most often in May and August.
How do you get on Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam?
Shore fishing is available and there is a boat ramp. Popular year-round trout water immediately below Pine Flat Dam; boat access and shore fishing both common, with several access points and picnic areas maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes

Popular year-round trout water immediately below Pine Flat Dam; boat access and shore fishing both common, with several access points and picnic areas maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Sources: spk.usace.army.mil, accessed September 23, 2026 , spk.usace.army.mil, accessed September 23, 2026 , spk.usace.army.mil, accessed September 23, 2026 , fishbrain.com, accessed September 23, 2026

Fish at Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam

Fishing Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 42 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 42 plants
Plants
42 of 42
Last stocked
September 20, 2026

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 42 plants Showing 42 plants

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 20, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
September 13, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
September 6, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 30, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 23, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 16, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 9, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
August 2, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 26, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 19, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 12, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
July 5, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
June 28, 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 19, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
April 5, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 29, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 22, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
March 8, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 8, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 1, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 25, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 11, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
December 28, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
December 21, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
December 14, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
December 7, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 23, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 16, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 2, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 26, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 19, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 12, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 5, 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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