Red Lake fishing

Red Lake fishing lists Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Sucker, and Tui Chub on a reservoir, outside the stocking reports.

Red Lake
Photo: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
3
Elevation
7,862.2 ft

Fish at Red Lake

0 stocked · 3 confirmed present

Red Lake on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Red Lake on its stocking plan. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.

Agency plan, not confirmed stocking. Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Scheduled Species Quantity Source
Scheduled: May 31, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Markleeville

An 85-acre Alpine County water-storage reservoir directly off Highway 88, about one mile east of Carson Pass.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.

About Red Lake

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Public land at Red Lake

Red Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

It is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Mokelumne Wilderness.

It is 0.7 miles outside the edge of Eldorado National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Red Lake?

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Sucker, and Tui Chub are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

How do you get on Red Lake?

The nearest town is Markleeville. An 85-acre Alpine County water-storage reservoir directly off Highway 88, about one mile east of Carson Pass.

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