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Best smallmouth bass lakes in Nevada

9 Nevada waters hold smallmouth bass, 2 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. Lake Mead — 526 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Lake Mohave — 147 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
3. Lahontan Reservoir — 88 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Rye Patch Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Wild Horse Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. South Fork Reservoir — 67 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
7. Wall Canyon Reservoir — 21 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
8. Dry Creek Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
9. Sparks Marina — 100 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout

When to fish smallmouth bass in Nevada

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

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