Don’t Let The Big One Get Away!
Lake Jennings campers are just a few steps from some of the best fresh water fishing in the County and beyond! Whether you’re here to relax, reflect, or even Lake Jennings provides the perfect backdrop. The lake is stocked with trout between November and early April and with catfish during the summer and fall months. See Fish Stocking to view the current stocking schedule. You can also pull out large-mouth bass, red-ear sunfish and bluegill, as well as channel and blue catfish.
A California state fishing license is required to fish at Lake Jennings. Lake Jennings does not sell the state license. You can purchase the annual or daily license HERE.
Check out the Fish Report to see what fish are biting right now.
Lake Fish & Stocking
Each year, Lake Jennings stocks over 27,500 pounds of fish (at least19,000 pounds of trout and 8,500 pounds of channel catfish). The trout stocking season begins around November and lasts through early April, with trout being caught into June typically.The catfish season coincides with our night fishing program typically beginning Memorial Day and running through late October.
This year, we will be stocking Rainbow Trout from Wright’s Rainbows in Thatcher, Idaho.
The trout season starts with an initial stock of 2,500 pounds, followed by additional weekly or bi-weekly stockings throughout the season to reach a total of more than 19,000 pounds.
For catfish season, we stock an initial, large stocking and add 1,000 pounds about every few weeks throughout the season. During this time, the lake is open until midnight every Friday and Saturday. With hot summer days, this is the place to be for a relaxing warm night of fishing, boating or just enjoying a meal in one of our picnic areas around the lake.
Shore Fishing at the Campground
Shoreline fishing is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily by purchasing your Fishing Permit at the Campground Check-In Station.
Current Lake Record
Chris Sprecco caught an 84.4 lb. blue catfish on January 18, 2020 breaking the previous lake record of a 71.3 lb. blue catfish held by Bob Bowden on June 1, 2014.