Pine Creek fishing

Pine Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about once a year since 2024, most often in April and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
April 29, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
3
Since 2024
Species recorded
1
Average size
9.3 in
Elevation
7,213.4 ft

Fish at Pine Creek

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last April 29, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 29, 2026 · avg 9.3 in · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Pine Creek is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Barley Creek (9.1 mi), Sportsman’s Park/Rye Patch Pond (43.4 mi), and Tonkin Reservoir (80.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Barley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Sportsman’s Park/Rye Patch Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Tonkin Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2024

525

Fish stocked in 2025

1,000

Fish stocked in 2026

1,002

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 29, 2026Rainbow Trout1,0028.6 inreport
June 8, 2025Rainbow Trout1,0009 inreport
July 17, 2024Rainbow Trout52510.4 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Facilities
camping, restrooms

Pine Creek drains the east side of the Toquima Range into Monitor Valley. The Forest Service's free Pine Creek Campground sits on the creek among aspens, open June to October, with vault toilets and no drinking water. The Pine Creek Trailhead into the Alta Toquima Wilderness is just outside.

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

Nearest lakes

Barley Creek 9.1 mi last stocked June 16, 2026 Groves Lake 35.9 mi last stocked May 29, 2025 Sportsman’s Park/Rye Patch Pond 43.4 mi last stocked June 18, 2026 Tonkin Reservoir 80.7 mi last stocked May 30, 2026 Illipah Reservoir 86.3 mi last stocked April 5, 2026

Public land at Pine Creek

Pine Creek is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

It is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Alta Toquima Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Pine Creek?

Fishing Pine Creek usually means Rainbow Trout. All 3 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 29, 2026, averaging 9.3 in.

When is Pine Creek stocked?

Last stocked April 29, 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2024, most often in April and June.

How big are the fish stocked at Pine Creek?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Pine Creek average 9.3 in.

How do you get on Pine Creek?

Facilities include camping and restrooms. Pine Creek drains the east side of the Toquima Range into Monitor Valley. The Forest Service's free Pine Creek Campground sits on the creek among aspens, open June to October, with vault toilets and no drinking water. The Pine Creek Trailhead into the Alta Toquima Wilderness is just outside.

Which lakes near Pine Creek were stocked more recently?

Barley Creek (9.1 mi), Sportsman’s Park/Rye Patch Pond (43.4 mi), and Tonkin Reservoir (80.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Barley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Sportsman’s Park/Rye Patch Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Tonkin Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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