Fish Nevada
Where to Fish - Fish by Waters
Listed below, you will find 100 of the most fished waters in Nevada and the type of fish generally found in that area. Click on the links below to go directly to the region of interest.

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WESTERN REGION |
BODY OF WATER |
LOCATION/COUNTY |
SPECIES |
| Fish Key |
| Check out our Fish Identification page |
| bg |
bluegill sunfish |
| bk |
brook trout
|
| bn |
brown trout |
| bt |
bull trout |
| bh |
bullhead catfish |
| cc |
channel catfish |
| cr |
crappie |
| ct |
cutthroat trout |
| gs |
green sunfish |
| ks |
kokanee salmon |
| lmb |
largemouth bass |
| mt |
mackinaw trout |
| np |
northern pike |
| rb |
rainbow trout |
| bc |
rainbowXcutthroat hybrid;
|
| rs |
redear sunfish |
| |
Sacramento perch |
| smb |
smallmouth bass
|
| sb |
spotted bass |
| stb |
striped bass |
| tt |
tiger trout |
| wp |
walleye |
| w |
whitefish |
| wc |
white catfish |
| wb |
white bass |
| wi |
wiper |
| yp |
yellow perch |
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Big Springs Reservoir |
Humboldt Co./Sheldon |
rb |
Bilk Creek Reservoir |
Humboldt Co./Bilk C. Mtns. |
rb,bc |
Blue Lakes |
Humboldt Co./Pine Forest Range |
rb,bk,ct,bc |
Boulder Reservoir |
Washoe Co./Boulder Mtn. |
rb |
Carson River, East Fork |
Douglas Co./Carson Range |
rb,bn |
Carson River |
Carson, Lyon, Douglas and Churchill Co. |
rb,bn,bh,cc,wc,gs,wb,yp,wp |
Catnip Reservoir |
Washoe Co./Sheldon |
ct |
Chimney Dam Reservoir |
Humboldt Co./Little Humboldt River |
rb,wp,cc,cr |
Davis Lake |
Washoe Co./Washoe Valley |
rb |
Desert Creek |
Lyon Co./Sweetwater Mtns. |
rb,bn |
Duffurrena Ponds |
Humboldt Co./Sheldon |
lmb,cr,yp,gs,rs |
East Walker River |
Lyon Co./Walker River Valley |
rb,bn,w |
Fort Churchill Pond |
Lyon Co./Mason Valley |
lmb,cc,bg,rs |
Hobart Reservoir |
Washoe Co./Carson Range |
rb,bk,bc |
Humboldt River |
Humboldt Co. |
lmb,smb,cc,bh,cr,wp,bg |
Humboldt River |
Pershing Co. |
lmb,cc,wp,smb,sb,wi |
Knott Creek Reservoir |
Humboldt Co./Pine Forest Range |
rb,bk |
Lahontan Reservoir |
Churchill Co./Lahontan Valley |
rb,cc,bh,lmb,wb,sb,yp,wp,wc,cr,wi |
Lake Tahoe |
Carson City, Douglas, and Washoe Co. |
rb,bn,mt,ks |
Liberty Pond |
Churchill Co./Fallon |
rb |
Little Humboldt River, NF |
Humboldt Co./Santa Rosa Mtns. |
rb,bk,bn,ct |
Martin Creek |
Humboldt Co./Santa Rosa Mtns. |
rb,bn |
Mountain View Park Pond |
Lyon Co./Yerington |
rb |
North Pond, Mason Valley |
Mason Valley |
rb,bn,lmb,bg |
Onion Valley Reservoir |
Humboldt Co./Pine Forest Range |
rb,bk |
Paradise Park Pond |
Washoe Co./Reno |
rb,bn |
Pyramid Lake |
Washoe Co./Near Nixon |
ct,sp |
Quinn River, East Fork |
Humboldt Co./Santa Rosa Mtns |
rb,bk,bn |
Rye Patch Reservoir |
Pershing Co, |
rb,cc,wp,lmb,sb,cr,bh,wc wi |
Sonoma Creek |
Humboldt Co./Sonoma Range |
rb |
Sparks Marina Park Pond |
Washoe Co./Sparks |
rb,bn |
Spooner Lake |
Washoe Co./Carson Range |
ct,bn |
Squaw Creek Reservoir |
Washoe Co./Near Gerlach |
rb,bn,lmb.sb,bh |
Star Creek |
Pershing Co./Humboldt Range |
rb |
Thomas Creek |
Humboldt Co./Sonoma Range |
rb,bk |
Topaz Lake |
Douglas Co./Highway 395 |
rb,bn,bc,bh |
Truckee Canal |
Lyon Co./Fernley |
rb |
Truckee River |
Washoe & Storey Co. |
rb,bn,ct,w,cc,lmb,bh,gs |
Virginia Lake |
Washoe Co./Reno |
rb,bn,cc,bc |
Walker Lake |
Mineral Co. |
ct |
Walker River |
Lyon & Mineral Co. |
lmb,cc,wc,bh,bg |
Walker River, East Fork |
Lyon Co. |
rb,bn,w |
Walker River, West Fork |
Lyon & Douglas Co. |
rb,bn,w |
Wall Canyon Reservoir |
Washoe Co./N of Gerlach |
rb,bn,bc,smb |
Washoe Lake |
Washoe Co. |
cc,bh,wb,sp,wi |
Weber Reservoir |
Mineral Co./Walker River |
lmb,cc,wc,cr |
Whites Creek |
Washoe Co./Carson Range |
rb,bk |
Wilson Common Pond |
Washoe Co./Washoe Valley |
rb |
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BODY OF WATER |
LOCATION/COUNTY |
SPECIES |
| Fish Key |
| Check out our Fish Identification page |
| bg |
bluegill sunfish |
| bk |
brook trout
|
| bn |
brown trout |
| bt |
bull trout |
| bh |
bullhead catfish |
| cc |
channel catfish |
| cr |
crappie |
| ct |
cutthroat trout |
| gs |
green sunfish |
| ks |
kokanee salmon |
| lmb |
largemouth bass |
| mt |
mackinaw trout |
| np |
northern pike |
| rb |
rainbow trout |
| bc |
rainbowXcutthroat hybrid;
|
| rs |
redear sunfish |
| |
Sacramento perch |
| smb |
smallmouth bass
|
| sb |
spotted bass |
| stb |
striped bass |
| tt |
tiger trout |
| wp |
walleye |
| w |
whitefish |
| wc |
white catfish |
| wb |
white bass |
| wi |
wiper |
| yp |
yellow perch |
|
Angel Lake |
Elko Co./East Humboldt |
rb,bk |
Barth Pit |
Eureka Co./Humboldt River Valley |
smb,lmb,bg,cc,rb |
Bassett Lake |
White Pine Co./Steptoe Valley |
np,lmb |
Big Creek |
Lander Co./Toiyabe Range |
rb,bk,bn |
Bruneau River |
Elko Co./Snake R. System |
rb,w |
Carlin Pond |
Elko Co./Humboldt River Valley |
rb,cc |
Cave Lake |
White Pine Co./Schell Creek Range |
rb,bn,bk |
Cleve Creek |
White Pine Co./Schell Creek Range |
rb,bn |
Cold Creek Reservoir |
White Pine Co./Newark Valley |
rb |
Comins Lake |
White Pine Co./Steptoe Valley |
rb,bn |
Crittenden Reservoir |
Elko Co./Thousand Springs |
rb,lmb |
Dorsey Reservoir |
Elko Co./NF Humboldt River |
rb |
Dry Creek Reservoir |
Elko Co./Bull Run Creek |
rb,smb,lmb |
Groves Lake |
Lander Co./Toiyabe Range |
rb,bn |
Humboldt River |
Elko Co. |
cc,lmb,smb,bn,cr,bg |
Humboldt River, NF |
Elko Co./Indep. Mtns |
bk,ct |
Humboldt River, SF |
Elko Co./Ruby Mtns. |
ct,rb,bn,bk,smb,cc |
Humboldt River |
Eureka Co. |
rb,lmb,smb,cc,bh |
Humboldt River |
Lander Co. |
lmb,cc |
Illipah Reservoir |
White Pine Co./White Pine Range |
rb,bn |
Jakes Creek Reservoir |
Elko Co./Salmon Falls River Drainage |
rb,lmb |
Jarbidge River, West Fork |
Elko Co./Jarbidge Mtns. |
rb,bt,w |
Jiggs Reservoir |
Elko Co./Jiggs |
rb,lmb,bg |
Kingston Creek |
Lander Co./Toiyabe Range |
rb,bk,bn |
Lamoille Creek |
Elko Co./Ruby Mtns. |
rb,bk |
Owyee River, East Fork |
Elko Co./Wildhorse Range |
rb,bk,bn,w |
Ruby Lake NWR |
Elko Co./Ruby Valley |
rb,bk,bn,lmb,ct,bc |
Salmon Falls River |
Elko Co./O'Neil Basin |
rb,bn,w |
Silver Creek Reservoir |
White Pine Co./Snake Valley |
rb,bn |
South Fork Reservoir |
Elko Co./SF Humboldt R. |
rb,bn,smb.lmb,cc,bc |
Steptoe Creek |
White Pine Co./Schell Creek Range |
rb,bn |
Tabor Creek |
Elko Co./Snake Mtns. |
rb,bk |
Tailings Creek |
White Pine Co./Steptoe Valley |
bk |
White River |
White Pine Co./White Pine Range |
rb,bn |
Wildhorse Reservoir |
Elko Co./EF Owyhee River |
rb,bn,smb,yp,cc,bc |
Willow Creek Reservoir |
Elko Co./Tuscarora Mtns. |
lmb,cr,cc,ct,wc |
Willow Creek Pond |
Lander Co./Battle Creek |
rb |
Wilson Reservoir |
Elko Co./Independence Mtns. |
rb,lmb,bt |
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BODY OF WATER |
LOCATION/COUNTY |
SPECIES |
| Fish Key |
| Check out our Fish Identification page |
| bg |
bluegill sunfish |
| bk |
brook trout
|
| bn |
brown trout |
| bt |
bull trout |
| bh |
bullhead catfish |
| cc |
channel catfish |
| cr |
crappie |
| ct |
cutthroat trout |
| gs |
green sunfish |
| ks |
kokanee salmon |
| lmb |
largemouth bass |
| mt |
mackinaw trout |
| np |
northern pike |
| rb |
rainbow trout |
| bc |
rainbowXcutthroat hybrid;
|
| rs |
redear sunfish |
| |
Sacramento perch |
| smb |
smallmouth bass
|
| sb |
spotted bass |
| stb |
striped bass |
| tt |
tiger trout |
| wp |
walleye |
| w |
whitefish |
| wc |
white catfish |
| wb |
white bass |
| wi |
wiper |
| yp |
yellow perch |
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Adams McGill Reservoir |
Kirch WMA, Nye Co. |
lmb |
Barley Creek |
Nye Co./Monitor Range |
rb,bk,bn |
Beaver Dam Wash |
Lincoln Co. |
rb |
Chiatovitch Creek |
Esmeralda Co./White Mtns. |
rb,bk,bn |
Cold Springs Reservoir |
Kirch WMA, Nye Co. |
rb,lmb |
Colorado River |
Clark Co. |
rb,cc,lmb,stb,bg |
Dacey Reservoir |
Kirch WMA, Nye Co. |
lmb |
Eagle Valley Reservoir |
Lincoln Co./Spring Valley |
rb,bn |
Echo Canyon Reservoir |
Lincoln Co./Dry Valley |
rb,lmb,cr |
Floyd Lamb State Park |
Clark Co./Las Vegas |
rb,cc,lmb,bg,gs,rs |
Haymeadow, Kirch WMA |
Kirch WMA, Nye Co. |
rb,lmb |
Lake Mead |
Clark Co. |
rb,lmb,cc,stb,bh,cr,gs,bg |
Lake Mohave |
Clark Co. |
rb,lmb,cc,stb,bh,gs,bg |
Lorenzi Park Pond |
Clark Co./Las Vegas |
rb,cc,lmb,bg,gs |
Mosquito Creek |
Nye Co./Monitor Range |
rb,bk,ct |
Nesbitt Lake |
Lincoln Co./Pahranagat V. |
lmb,bh |
Pahranagat Lake, Upper |
Lincoln Co./Pahranagat V. |
lmb,bh,cr |
Pine Creek |
Nye Co./Monitor Mtns. |
rb,bk,bn,ct |
Reese River, Upper |
Nye Co./Toiyabe Mtns. |
rb,bk,ct |
San Juan Creek |
Nye Co./Toiyabe Mtns |
rb,bk,ct |
Schroeder Reservoir |
Lincoln Co./Beaver Dam Wash |
rb |
Sportsmans Park Pond |
Nye Co. |
rb |
Sunset Park Pond |
Clark Co./Las Vegas |
rb,cc,lmb,bg,gs |
Trail Canyon Reservoir |
Esmeralda Co./White Mtns |
rb,bk |
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