Baum Lake trout stocking
Shasta County, California · lake
Baum Lake was last stocked 3 months ago (Jul 12 to 18, 2026). We have 18 stockings on record since Sep 28, 2025, 18 in the last 12 months. Most stockings come in April to June.
River conditions
Nearest USGS gage: PIT R BL PIT NO 1 PH NR FALL RIVER MILLS CA (6 km away, on a different stream or lake).
- Flow
- 1,250 cfs
- about normal for the last six weeks
- Gage height
- 5.57 ft
Latest reading Sep 25, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC. USGS data are provisional. Gage page at USGS.
Weather at Baum Lake
- Tonight46°FPartly Cloudy2% rain · wind 2 to 8 mph
- Friday73°FSunny1% rain · wind 3 to 8 mph
- Friday Night37°FPartly Cloudywind 5 mph
- Saturday74°FPartly Sunnywind 3 to 7 mph
- Saturday Night39°FMostly Cloudywind 0 to 7 mph
- Sunday72°FMostly Sunny1% rain · wind 1 to 8 mph
Forecast from the National Weather Service for this location, refreshed hourly.
When is Baum Lake stocked?
Most stockings come in April to June.
By month, all years
Year by year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 to 18, 2026 | Trout | |
| Jun 21 to 27, 2026 | Trout | |
| Jun 14 to 20, 2026 | Trout | |
| Jun 7 to 13, 2026 | Trout | |
| May 31, 2026 to Jun 6, 2026 | Trout | |
| May 10 to 16, 2026 | Trout | |
| May 3 to 9, 2026 | Trout | |
| Apr 26, 2026 to May 2, 2026 | Trout | |
| Apr 19 to 25, 2026 | Trout | |
| Apr 12 to 18, 2026 | Trout | |
| Apr 5 to 11, 2026 | Trout | |
| Mar 22 to 28, 2026 | Trout | |
| Mar 1 to 7, 2026 | Trout | |
| Feb 8 to 14, 2026 | Trout | |
| Feb 1 to 7, 2026 | Trout | |
| Oct 19 to 25, 2025 | Trout | |
| Oct 5 to 11, 2025 | Trout | |
| Sep 28, 2025 to Oct 4, 2025 | Trout |
From California fish and wildlife agency reports, collected nightly and kept after the agency takes them down. Agencies revise reports; check the agency's report before you go.
Where is Baum Lake?
Shasta County, California. The marker is the agency's location for this water; streams are often stocked at several access points.
Stocked waters near Baum Lake
- Hat Creek Middlestream · 1 mistocked Aug 23, 2026
- Burney Creek Lowerstream · 7 mistocked Aug 23, 2026
- Burney Creek Middlestream · 8 mistocked Jun 21, 2026
- Burney Creek Upperstream · 12 mistocked Jun 7, 2026
- Hat Creek Upperstream · 12 mistocked Aug 23, 2026
- Hatchet Creekstream · 17 mistocked Jun 21, 2026
- Montgomery Creekstream · 21 mistocked Jun 21, 2026
- North Battle Creek Reservoirlake · 24 mistocked Sep 13, 2026
All stocked waters in Shasta CountyStocked this week in California
Questions about Baum Lake
- When was Baum Lake last stocked?
- The latest reported stocking was Jul 12 to 18, 2026, according to California agency reports.
- How often is Baum Lake stocked?
- It was stocked 18 times in the last 12 months. Across all years on record, most stockings come in April to June.