Lake Del Valle fishing

Fishing at Lake Del Valle is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked 2 times in 2025, most often in November. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

November 9, 2025

Plants on record

2

Species recorded

1

Elevation

700.9 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Del Valle?
Fishing Lake Del Valle is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 2 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout 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 Lake Del Valle stocked?
Last stocked November 9, 2025. It is stocked 2 times in 2025, most often in November.
How do you get on Lake Del Valle?
There is a boat ramp, it is ADA accessible, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Livermore, CA. Facilities include camping and dock. A five-mile-long lake at the heart of East Bay Regional Park District's Del Valle Regional Park, about 10 miles south of Livermore, formed by Del Valle Dam as off-stream storage for the South Bay Aqueduct. A marina and a family campground sit on the shore.
Which lakes near Lake Del Valle were stocked more recently?
Shadow Cliff Lake (9.7 mi), Sandy Wool Lake (12.5 mi), Horseshoe Lake (16.6 mi), Lakeshore Park Pond (18.6 mi), and Temescal Lake (34.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Shadow Cliff Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Sandy Wool Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Horseshoe Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Lakeshore Park Pond is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Temescal Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Livermore, CA
Boat ramp
Yes
ADA accessible
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
camping, dock

A five-mile-long lake at the heart of East Bay Regional Park District's Del Valle Regional Park, about 10 miles south of Livermore, formed by Del Valle Dam as off-stream storage for the South Bay Aqueduct. A marina and a family campground sit on the shore.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , ebparks.org, accessed September 23, 2026

How Lake Del Valle is stocked

Shadow Cliff Lake (9.7 mi), Sandy Wool Lake (12.5 mi), Horseshoe Lake (16.6 mi), Lakeshore Park Pond (18.6 mi), and Temescal Lake (34.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Shadow Cliff Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Sandy Wool Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Horseshoe Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Lakeshore Park Pond is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Temescal Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Lake Del Valle

Fishing Lake Del Valle 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
November 9, 2025

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
November 9, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 2, 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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