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Best rainbow trout lakes in Nevada

25 Nevada waters list rainbow trout (official records or labelled estimates), 2 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.

1. Lake Mohave — 172 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
2. Lake Tahoe — 1634 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 8 public access sites
3. Rye Patch Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
4. Topaz Lake — 92 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
5. Wilson Sink Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
6. South Fork Reservoir — 67 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
7. Dacey Reservoir — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
8. Truckee River (Nevada) — 8 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Haymeadow Reservoir — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Black BullheadWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Eagle Valley Reservoir — 43 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Sparks Marina — 100 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Cave Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site

…plus 13 more Nevada waters holding rainbow trout.

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When to fish rainbow trout in Nevada

• Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
• Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
• Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.

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