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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










 







 

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

 
EASTERN 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

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

SOUTHERN 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

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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