Little Lake fishing

Fishing at Little Lake is on a community pond, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2025, most often in January and November. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2026

Plants on record

8

Species recorded

1

Elevation

1,784.8 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Little Lake?
Fishing Little Lake is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 8 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked March 1, 2026. 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 Little Lake stocked?
Last stocked March 1, 2026. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2025, most often in January and November.
How do you get on Little Lake?
Shore fishing is available and a fee is required. The nearest town is Hemet. Facilities include restrooms. A pay lake in Hemet run by the Lake Hemet concession, open year-round for shore fishing from a tree-shaded bank with a walking path around the water and lakeside parking. Day use runs Thursday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entrance and fishing fee is cash only; no cards are taken at the gate.
Which lakes near Little Lake were stocked more recently?
Lake Fulmor (9.5 mi), Skinner Lake (12.5 mi), and Lake Hemet (13.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Fulmor is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Skinner Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Lake Hemet is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Hemet
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms

A pay lake in Hemet run by the Lake Hemet concession, open year-round for shore fishing from a tree-shaded bank with a walking path around the water and lakeside parking. Day use runs Thursday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entrance and fishing fee is cash only; no cards are taken at the gate.

Sources: golakehemet.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , golakehemet.com, accessed September 23, 2026

How Little Lake is stocked

Lake Fulmor (9.5 mi), Skinner Lake (12.5 mi), and Lake Hemet (13.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Fulmor is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Skinner Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Lake Hemet is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Little Lake

Fishing Little Lake is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 8 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 8 plants
Plants
8 of 8
Last stocked
March 1, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 18, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 4, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
December 21, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
December 7, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 23, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 9, 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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