This week: king boletes possible (27%); matsutake possible (20%); chanterelles quiet (15%); black trumpets off season (1%); candy caps off season (1%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Shaver Lake: 0.4 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 0.8. Another 0.2 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

King boletes

27%Possible

Best at 13,000 to 14,000 ft; last week 30%, next week 25%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Bishop and Monterey pine on the coast, and fir and pine in the mountains.

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Matsutake

20%Possible

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 18%, next week 21%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in sandy soil under tanoak, madrone, and pines.

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Chanterelles

15%Quiet

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 15%, next week 14%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under coast live oak and other oaks.

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Black trumpets

1%Off season

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 1%, next week 2%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Candy caps

1%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 1%, next week 2%.

Off season, and candy caps are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit from April to May. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Dinkey Lakes WildernessGiant Sequoia National MonumentJohn Muir WildernessKaiser WildernessKings Canyon National ParkMonarch WildernessPanoche/Coalinga Area of Critical Environmental ConcernSequoia-Kings Canyon WildernessSierra National Forest

Season questions

When is king bolete season in Fresno County?

Most often from August to October, best at 13,000 to 14,000 ft.

When is morel season in Fresno County?

Most often from April to May, best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Inyo CountyKings CountyMadera CountyMerced CountyMono CountyMonterey CountySan Benito CountyTulare County

More

• Wild foods in season in California (Forage Calendar)