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Best brook trout lakes in Nevada

9 Nevada waters hold brook trout. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Marlette Lake — 33 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
2. Onion Valley Reservoir — 18 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
3. Cave Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
4. Favre Lake — 45 ft max · Brook Trout
5. Hobart Reservoir — 15 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
6. Liberty Lake — 108 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook Trout
7. Lamoille Lake — 15 ft max · Brook Trout
8. Angel Lake — 21 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
9. Island Lake — 22 ft max · Brook Trout

When to fish brook trout in Nevada

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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