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western NV region To download a pdf and learn more about a specific body of water in western Nevada, click on the numbered labels below. Each PDF file includes area history, pertinent information, stocking information, as well as a more detailed map of the water's location in relation to the state of Nevada. Below the map, you will find an alphabetical listing of featured western Nevada waters.


Top Western Nevada Waters - Angler Information Guides

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1. Big Springs Reservoir 22. Marilyn's Pond
2. Bilk Creek Reservoir 23. Marlette Lake
3. Blue Lakes 24. Martin Creek
4. Boulder Reservoir 25. Mason Valley including North Pond
5. Carson River, East Fork 26. Mountain View Park
6. Carson River, Main Fork 27. Onion Valley Reservoir
7. Catnip Reservoir 28. Paradise Pond
easily accessible
8. Chimney Reservoir 29. Rye Patch Reservoir
9. Davis Creek Park Pond 30. Sparks Marina Park Pond
easily accessible
10. Desert Creek 31. Spooner Lake
11. Duffurrena Ponds 32. Squaw Creek Reservoir
12. Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds 33. Topaz Reservoir
13. Fuji Pak Pond

34. Truckee River

Truckee River Recreation Map PDF (provided by Truckee Meadows Water Authority)
14. Hobart Reservoir 35. Virginia Lake
easily accessible
15. Humboldt River – Humboldt County 36. Walker Lake
16. Humboldt River – Pershing County 37. Walker River, East Fork
17. Knott Creek Reservoir 38. Walker River, West Fork
18. Lahontan Reservoir 39. Wall Canyon Reservoir
19. Lake Tahoe 40. Washoe Lake
20. Liberty Pond
easily accessible  
41. Whites & Thomas Creeks
21. Humboldt River – North Fork 42. Wilson Common Pond

WESTERN REGION FISH BY WATERS

BODY OF WATER

LOCATION/COUNTY

SPECIES

Check out our Fish Identification page

rainbow trout=rb
brook trout=bk
brown trout=bn
cutthroat trout=ct;
rainbowXcutthroat hybrid=bc
bull trout=bt
mackinaw trout=mt
kokanee salmon=ks
tiger trout=tt;
channel catfish=cc
bullhead catfish=bh
green sunfish=gs
bluegill sunfish=bg
yellow perch=yp;
redear sunfish=rs
Sacramento perch=sp;
largemouth bass=lmb
northern pike=np;
striped bass=stb
smallmouth bass=smb
spotted bass=sb
white catfish=wc
white bass=wb;
walleye=wp
crappie=cr
whitefish=w
wiper=wi

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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