McCumber Reservoir fishing

Fishing at McCumber Reservoir is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2025, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

June 14, 2026

Plants on record

3

Species recorded

1

Elevation

4,083.5 ft

Common questions

What fish are at McCumber Reservoir?
Fishing McCumber Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 3 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked June 14, 2026. Brown trout (Wild population alongside CDFW's stocked rainbows) 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 McCumber Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked June 14, 2026. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2025, most often in May and June.
How do you get on McCumber Reservoir?
Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, it is float tube friendly, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Shingletown. Facilities include camping and restrooms. Also called Lake McCumber, this quarter-mile-long PG&E reservoir near Shingletown bans gas motors, keeping it quiet and calm for canoes, car-top boats, and small aluminum boats.
Which lakes near McCumber Reservoir were stocked more recently?
North Battle Creek Reservoir (6.1 mi), Battle Creek South Fork (13.6 mi), Hat Creek Upper (19.6 mi), and Burney Creek Middle (23.5 mi) were stocked more recently. North Battle Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Battle Creek South Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Hat Creek Upper is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Burney Creek Middle is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Shingletown
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Float tube friendly
Yes
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
camping, restrooms

Also called Lake McCumber, this quarter-mile-long PG&E reservoir near Shingletown bans gas motors, keeping it quiet and calm for canoes, car-top boats, and small aluminum boats.

Sources: californiasbestcamping.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , maps.roadtrippers.com, accessed September 23, 2026

How McCumber Reservoir is stocked

North Battle Creek Reservoir (6.1 mi), Battle Creek South Fork (13.6 mi), Hat Creek Upper (19.6 mi), and Burney Creek Middle (23.5 mi) were stocked more recently. North Battle Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Battle Creek South Fork is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Hat Creek Upper is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Burney Creek Middle is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at McCumber Reservoir

Fishing McCumber Reservoir is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 3 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 3
Last stocked
June 14, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 14, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
May 24, 2026 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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