Lake Tabeaud fishing

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

Last stocked

December 14, 2025

Plants on record

2

Species recorded

1

Elevation

1,959.9 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Tabeaud?
Fishing Lake Tabeaud is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 2 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked December 14, 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 Tabeaud stocked?
Last stocked December 14, 2025. It is stocked 2 times in 2025, most often in November and December.
How do you get on Lake Tabeaud?
Shore fishing is available and no fee is required. The nearest town is Pine Grove, CA. Facilities include restrooms. PG&E's Lake Tabeaud Day Use Area, on Tabeaud Road about 5 miles south of Highway 88, is open all year with no entry fee. A roughly 2.5-mile trail circles the lake and each of the two parking lots has a picnic area, with restrooms in one. No motorboats; anglers work the shoreline.
Which lakes near Lake Tabeaud were stocked more recently?
White Pines Lake (18.3 mi), Angels Creek (20 mi), Stanislaus River North Fork (22.3 mi), Beaver Creek (23 mi), and Rancho Seco Lake (23.4 mi) were stocked more recently. White Pines Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Angels Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Stanislaus River North Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Beaver Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Rancho Seco Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Pine Grove, CA
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
No
Facilities
restrooms

PG&E's Lake Tabeaud Day Use Area, on Tabeaud Road about 5 miles south of Highway 88, is open all year with no entry fee. A roughly 2.5-mile trail circles the lake and each of the two parking lots has a picnic area, with restrooms in one. No motorboats; anglers work the shoreline.

Sources: houfy.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , recreation.pge.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , houfy.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , recreation.pge.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , houfy.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , amadorgold.net, accessed September 23, 2026 , houfy.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , houfy.com, accessed September 23, 2026

How Lake Tabeaud is stocked

White Pines Lake (18.3 mi), Angels Creek (20 mi), Stanislaus River North Fork (22.3 mi), Beaver Creek (23 mi), and Rancho Seco Lake (23.4 mi) were stocked more recently. White Pines Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Angels Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Stanislaus River North Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Beaver Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Rancho Seco Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Lake Tabeaud

Fishing Lake Tabeaud 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
December 14, 2025

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
December 14, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 30, 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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