Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last June 30, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk Lye Creek fishing
Lye Creek fishing is stocked with Tiger Trout and Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- June 30, 2025
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2022
- Species recorded
- 2
- Average size
- 8.7 in
- Elevation
- 6,560.8 ft
Fish at Lye Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last June 30, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last June 13, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk How Lye Creek is stocked
Thacker Pond (29.6 mi) was stocked more recently. Thacker Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout.
Fish stocked in 2022
252
Fish stocked in 2023
500
Fish stocked in 2024
414
Fish stocked in 2025
250
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 250 | 9 in | report |
| June 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 414 | 8.5 in | report |
| July 31, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 500 | 7.3 in | report |
| June 13, 2022 | Tiger Trout | 252 | 10 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Paradise Valley, NV
- Facilities
- camping, restrooms
A Santa Rosa Range stream about 60 miles north of Winnemucca. The Forest Service's Lye Creek Campground sits in an aspen grove along the creek, with 14 sites, vault toilets and picnic tables, open June to October. Both access routes from Winnemucca are steep, winding single-lane roads.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Nevada Department of Wildlife before you go.
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Public land at Lye Creek
Lye Creek is inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Lye Creek?
Fishing Lye Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 3 of 4 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 30, 2025, averaging 8.3 in. Tiger Trout was last stocked June 13, 2022, averaging 10 in.
When is Lye Creek stocked?
Last stocked June 30, 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2022, most often in June and July.
How big are the fish stocked at Lye Creek?
Stocked fish average 8.7 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.3 in. Tiger Trout average 10 in.
How do you get on Lye Creek?
The nearest town is Paradise Valley, NV. Facilities include camping and restrooms. A Santa Rosa Range stream about 60 miles north of Winnemucca. The Forest Service's Lye Creek Campground sits in an aspen grove along the creek, with 14 sites, vault toilets and picnic tables, open June to October. Both access routes from Winnemucca are steep, winding single-lane roads.
Which lakes near Lye Creek were stocked more recently?
Thacker Pond (29.6 mi) was stocked more recently. Thacker Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout.