Fishing Lake Tahoe for the first time can seem like a daunting task at best.Without a boat, chances of success are close to zilch, and even with a boat your odds are slim unless you have the requisite electronic fish-finding gear. The best strategy for new arrivals is to go out with a guide and learn the ropes.
INFORMATION
CALIFORNIA - California Department of Fish and Game, Region 2, Fisheries Management, 1701 Nimbus Road, Suite A, Rancho Cordova, California 95670.
NEVADA - Nevada Division of Wildlife, Region 1, 380 West B Street, Fallon, Nevada, 89406, Tel: 775-423-3171.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AT LAKE TAHOE - You can fish at Tahoe with either a valid California or Nevada fishing license. However, California rules that allow fishing with two rods (at an extra fee) to the angler are not observed in Nevada, and you are subject to a citation if you exercise this practice across the state line.
On the California side of the lake, fishing is prohibited in tributary streams (to protect spawning trout) and within 300 feet of the mouth of these streams from October 1 to June 30. On the Nevada side, closed areas are within a 200 yard radius of the mouths of Third, Incline and Wood creeks; within a 500-yard radius of the Sand Harbor Boat Ramp; and within the boat-launch area inside the jetty at Cave Rock Boat Ramp. Only specific minnows and suckers caught from Lake Tahoe can be used as bait.
Top Five Lakes to Fish
LAKE TAHOE - Cave Rock and Sand Harbor
SPOONER LAKE - Where Hwy 28 and Hwy 50 Intersect
BLUE LAKES - Hwy 88 at Blue Lakes Exit in Hope Valley
CAPLES LAKE - Off Hwy 88 before Kirkwood
INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR - Off Hwy 89 between Woodfords and Markleeville
Top Four Streams to Fish
CARSON RIVER EAST FORK - From Markleeville, drive 9 miles north on Hwy 89, turn right onto Hwy 4 and continue 2.5 miles to river access on the left side of the road.
CARSON RIVER WEST FORK - Flowing from the head waters in the Blue Lakes region eastward through Hope Valley (near the Hwy 88/89 junction south of South Lake Tahoe), paralleling much of Hwy 88 in California.
TAYLOR CREEK - Parking is at the US Forest Service Interpretive Center, 3.2 miles from the "Y." Taylor Creek drains Fallen Leaf Lake. Fishing season starts July 15.
TROUT CREEK - Hike along Trout Creek or the Upper Truckee River from US Hwy 50 between Al Tahoe Blvd and Tahoe Keys Blvd. Fishing season starts July 15.
Charter Boats and Guides
DON'S FISHING CHARTERS
P.O. BOX 10225, ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA 89448
775-588-4530
RUNS OUT OF ROUND HILL PINES OR ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA
O'MALLEY'S FISHING CHARTERS
P.O.BOX 10598, ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA 89448
775-588-4102
RUNS OUT OF ZEPHYR COVE,NEVADA
FIRST STRIKE SPORT FISHING
P.O. BOX 11268, ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA 89448
775-588-4665 OR 530-577-5065
RUNS OUT OF ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA
TAHOE SPORTS FISHING
P.O. BOX 1909, ZEPHYR COVE, NEVADA 89448
800-696-7797 OR 530-541-5448
RUNS OUT OF SKI RUN MARINA
SOME BOATS RUN ALL YEAR
TAHOE VIKING SPORT FISHING
P.O. BOX 11885, TAHOE PARADISE, CALIFORNIA 96155
530-541-1806
RUNS OUT OF TAHOE KEYS MARINA
RUNS YEAR ROUND, WEATHER PERMITTING.
HERNANDEZ GUIDE SERVICE
P.O. BOX 11689, TAHOE PARADISE, CALIFORNIA 96155
530-577-2246
RUNS FROM MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBER
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Last Modified:Sunday, December 19, 2004
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