Cave Creek fishing

Cave Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Brown Trout. It is stocked once in 2024, most often in June. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
June 25, 2024
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
1
Since 2024
Species stocked
1 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
10 in
Elevation
7,255.9 ft

Fish at Cave Creek

1 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last June 25, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 25, 2024 · avg 10 in · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Cave Creek is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Comins Lake (6.5 mi), Cleve Creek (12.4 mi), Sacramento Pass Pond (21.6 mi), Illipah Reservoir (38.2 mi), and Dacey Reservoir (59.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Comins Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Cleve Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Sacramento Pass Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Illipah Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Dacey Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 25, 2024Rainbow Trout4,00010 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Ely, NV

Cave Creek is the stream that feeds Cave Lake inside Cave Lake State Park, about 15 miles southeast of Ely.

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

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

Nearest lakes

Public land at Cave Creek

Cave Creek is inside Cave Lake State Park.

It is 0.7 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

It is 0.8 miles outside the edge of High Schells Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Cave Creek?

Fishing Cave Creek usually means Rainbow Trout. The one plant on record is Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 25, 2024, averaging 10 in. Brown Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Cave Creek stocked?

Last stocked June 25, 2024. It is stocked once in 2024, most often in June.

How big are the fish stocked at Cave Creek?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Cave Creek average 10 in.

How do you get on Cave Creek?

The nearest town is Ely, NV. Cave Creek is the stream that feeds Cave Lake inside Cave Lake State Park, about 15 miles southeast of Ely.

Which lakes near Cave Creek were stocked more recently?

Comins Lake (6.5 mi), Cleve Creek (12.4 mi), Sacramento Pass Pond (21.6 mi), Illipah Reservoir (38.2 mi), and Dacey Reservoir (59.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Comins Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Cleve Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Sacramento Pass Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Illipah Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Dacey Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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