Marilyn’s Pond fishing

Marilyn’s Pond fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a community pond. Also recorded: Brook Trout. It is stocked about 8.2 times a year since 2022, most often in May and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

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Last stocked
October 1, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
42
Since 2022
Species stocked
1 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
10.1 in
Elevation
6,415.4 ft

Fish at Marilyn’s Pond

1 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 41 plants · last October 1, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked October 1, 2026 · avg 10.1 in · 41 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Marilyn’s Pond is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Fish stocked in 2022

3,954

Fish stocked in 2023

3,720

Fish stocked in 2024

5,321

Fish stocked in 2025

5,252

Fish stocked in 2026

4,945

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 1, 2026Rainbow Trout77010.4 inreport
October 1, 2026Rainbow Trout49510.4 inreport
September 14, 2026Rainbow Trout5019.8 inreport
August 18, 2026Rainbow Trout7079.8 inreport
July 14, 2026Rainbow Trout77310.1 inreport
June 8, 2026Rainbow Trout5329.8 inreport
May 11, 2026Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
April 27, 2026Rainbow Trout60010.1 inreport
April 13, 2026Rainbow Trout3189.9 inreport
April 1, 2026Rainbow Trout5209.9 inreport
September 22, 2025Rainbow Trout72710.4 inreport
September 11, 2025Rainbow Trout50610.3 inreport
September 2, 2025Rainbow Trout49810.2 inreport
August 12, 2025Rainbow Trout50110 inreport
July 14, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.1 inreport
June 30, 2025Rainbow Trout5009.8 inreport
June 18, 2025Rainbow Trout49710.4 inreport
May 28, 2025Rainbow Trout51310.3 inreport
May 16, 2025Rainbow Trout5219.7 inreport
April 25, 2025Rainbow Trout4909.6 inreport
October 23, 2024Rainbow Trout5029.6 inreport
October 10, 2024Rainbow Trout50111.8 inreport
September 26, 2024Rainbow Trout48111.3 inreport
August 28, 2024Rainbow Trout53110.9 inreport
August 6, 2024Rainbow Trout50310.8 inreport
June 18, 2024Rainbow Trout70210.5 inreport
June 6, 2024Rainbow Trout55810 inreport
May 29, 2024Rainbow Trout51510.3 inreport
May 16, 2024Rainbow Trout5289.8 inreport
May 2, 2024Rainbow Trout5009.7 inreport
October 10, 2023Rainbow Trout7259.5 inreport
September 27, 2023Rainbow Trout5079.2 inreport
September 11, 2023Rainbow Trout6909 inreport
July 18, 2023Rainbow Trout1,0129.5 inreport
May 15, 2023Rainbow Trout78610.2 inreport
September 13, 2022Rainbow Trout1,00310.2 inreport
August 24, 2022Rainbow Trout4949.6 inreport
August 12, 2022Rainbow Trout5009.7 inreport
June 7, 2022Rainbow Trout46410.3 inreport
May 4, 2022Rainbow Trout49810.1 inreport
April 21, 2022Rainbow Trout4969.8 inreport
April 4, 2022Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Reno, NV
Facilities
restrooms, dock

In Washoe County's Galena Creek Regional Park, about 7 miles up the Mt. Rose Highway from I-580. Turn in just past Galena Creek, drive a few hundred yards to the lot, then walk a few hundred feet to the 1-acre, 10-ft-deep pond. Easy bank access, shaded benches and an ADA-accessible fishing dock.

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

Nearest lakes

Galena Creek 0.2 mi last stocked May 14, 2026 Little Washoe Lake 3.9 mi last stocked June 21, 2023 Davis Creek Pond 4 mi last stocked June 8, 2026 Wilson Common Pond 6.1 mi last stocked October 1, 2026 Washoe Lake 6.9 mi last stocked May 29, 2025

Camping near Marilyn’s Pond

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Marilyn’s Pond's mapped point, nearest first: Mt. Rose Campground (3.4 miles), Boca Rest camping (12.9 miles), Boca camping (13.4 miles), and Boyington Mill camping (13.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Marilyn’s Pond

Marilyn’s Pond is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

It is 0.9 miles outside the edge of Mt. Rose Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Marilyn’s Pond?

Fishing Marilyn’s Pond usually means Rainbow Trout. All 41 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked October 1, 2026, averaging 10.1 in. Brook Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Marilyn’s Pond stocked?

Last stocked October 1, 2026. It is stocked about 8.2 times a year since 2022, most often in May and September.

How big are the fish stocked at Marilyn’s Pond?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Marilyn’s Pond average 10.1 in.

How do you get on Marilyn’s Pond?

The nearest town is Reno, NV. Facilities include restrooms and dock. In Washoe County's Galena Creek Regional Park, about 7 miles up the Mt. Rose Highway from I-580. Turn in just past Galena Creek, drive a few hundred yards to the lot, then walk a few hundred feet to the 1-acre, 10-ft-deep pond. Easy bank access, shaded benches and an ADA-accessible fishing dock.

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