Mammoth Creek fishing

Fishing at Mammoth Creek is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2025, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

June 21, 2026

Plants on record

7

Species recorded

1

Elevation

7,254.1 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Mammoth Creek?
Fishing Mammoth Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 7 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked June 21, 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 Mammoth Creek stocked?
Last stocked June 21, 2026. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2025, most often in May and June.
How do you get on Mammoth Creek?
Shore fishing is available and there is no boat ramp. The nearest town is Mammoth Lakes. Facilities include camping. The main watercourse of the Mammoth basin, running from the outlet of Twin Lakes through Old Mammoth and east across Highway 395 to its confluence with Hot Creek. There is good fishing access from points along the Town Loop and from Sherwin Creek Campground.
Which lakes near Mammoth Creek were stocked more recently?
Sherwin Creek (1.4 mi), Convict Creek (4.4 mi), Convict Lake (4.5 mi), Twin Lakes, Mammoth (5.3 mi), and Mary Lake (5.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Sherwin Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Convict Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Convict Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Twin Lakes, Mammoth is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Mary Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Mammoth Lakes
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
No
Facilities
camping

The main watercourse of the Mammoth basin, running from the outlet of Twin Lakes through Old Mammoth and east across Highway 395 to its confluence with Hot Creek. There is good fishing access from points along the Town Loop and from Sherwin Creek Campground.

Sources: mammothtrails.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , mammothtrails.org, accessed September 23, 2026

How Mammoth Creek is stocked

Sherwin Creek (1.4 mi), Convict Creek (4.4 mi), Convict Lake (4.5 mi), Twin Lakes, Mammoth (5.3 mi), and Mary Lake (5.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Sherwin Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Convict Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Convict Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Twin Lakes, Mammoth is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Mary Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Mammoth Creek

Fishing Mammoth Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 7 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 7 plants
Plants
7 of 7
Last stocked
June 21, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 21, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
June 7, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 17, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 3, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
April 19, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
October 26, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
October 12, 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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