Desert Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked May to October in 2026: brown trout, rainbow trout, and tiger trout, 3 plants in all.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Tiger trout
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Tiger trout | catchable | 969 | completed |
| Jun 2 | Brown trout | catchable | 750 | completed |
| Oct 15 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,505 | completed |
When to fish Desert Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:58-4:58 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:36-5:36 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Pacific Time (PDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked 8 days ago (Oct 15)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Nevada fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (tiger trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| East Walker River CA | 10 mi | Jul 26 |
| Topaz Lake | 14 mi | Oct 2 |
| Hinkson Slough | 23 mi | Oct 9 |
| Markleeville Creek CA | 25 mi | Aug 23 |
| Indian Creek Reservoir CA | 25 mi | May 24 |
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