Private stocking is allowed, and continues at many lakes where DFG cannot plant. They almost shut that down last year but were given an extension in October apparently.

Examples of this ridiculous scenario are places like Los Vaqueros, San Pablo Dam, and Casitas where the local marina operators and parks districts plant private hatchery trout, but no DFG trout are stocked.

Maybe the private hatchery trout are trained not to eat native species?

Los Vaqueros (through some "error" I'm told) was placed on the approved waters list for DFG earlier this year. DFG came one time and planted fingerling salmon. That is the 1,000lbs you see on the website. As soon as that happened, they took Los Vaqueros off the approved list. I don't know the rest of the story.