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Best rainbow trout lakes in Nevada

25 Nevada waters hold rainbow trout, 1 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. The classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.

1. Lake Tahoe — 1634 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee
2. Lake Mohave — 147 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
3. Rye Patch Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Wild Horse Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
5. South Fork Reservoir — 67 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. Topaz Lake — 92 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
7. Wilson Sink Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
8. Comins Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
9. Marlette Lake — 33 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
10. Dacey Reservoir — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
11. Truckee River (Nevada) — 8 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
12. Wall Canyon Reservoir — 21 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
13. Haymeadow Reservoir — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
14. Dry Creek Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
15. Onion Valley Reservoir — 18 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
16. Eagle Valley Reservoir — 43 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
17. Echo Canyon Reservoir — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
18. Spooner Lake — 13 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
19. Sparks Marina — 100 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
20. Squaw Valley Reservoir — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
21. Illipah Reservoir — 50 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
22. Cave Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
23. Virginia Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
24. Hobart Reservoir — 15 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
25. Angel Lake — 21 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

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.

Also in Nevada: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best crappie lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best brown trout lakes · best brook trout lakes · best cutthroat trout lakes

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