Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor fishing

Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor fishing is stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout on a natural lake. Also recorded: Lake Trout (Mackinaw), Brown Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White and Black Crappie, and 2 more. It is stocked about 22 times a year since 2022, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon, and Largemouth Bass, dawn for Lake Trout (Mackinaw), and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor
Photo: Blake Everett Carroll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
August 4, 2026
· Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
110
Since 2022
Species stocked
2 (+8 also recorded)
Average size
10 in
Elevation
6,233.7 ft

Fish at Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor

2 stocked · 8 confirmed present

Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 104 plants · last August 4, 2026

Last stocked August 4, 2026 · avg 10 in · 104 plants

Cutthroat Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last May 19, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 19, 2026 · avg 9.8 in · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Wilson Common Pond (6.9 mi) was stocked more recently. Wilson Common Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2022

48,468

Fish stocked in 2023

50,238

Fish stocked in 2024

75,962

Fish stocked in 2025

52,626

Fish stocked in 2026

80,070

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 4, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,1399.1 inreport
August 4, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,1399.1 inreport
July 30, 2026Cutthroat Trout5,7229.1 inreport
July 30, 2026Cutthroat Trout5,7229.1 inreport
July 23, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,9249.4 inreport
July 23, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,9249.4 inreport
July 21, 2026Cutthroat Trout5,19210.2 inreport
July 21, 2026Cutthroat Trout5,19210.2 inreport
July 16, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,11010.4 inreport
July 16, 2026Cutthroat Trout4,11010.4 inreport
July 9, 2026Cutthroat Trout6,8729.1 inreport
July 9, 2026Cutthroat Trout6,8729.1 inreport
May 19, 2026Rainbow Trout4,5549.8 inreport
May 19, 2026Rainbow Trout4,5549.8 inreport
May 5, 2026Rainbow Trout4,52210.2 inreport
May 5, 2026Rainbow Trout4,52210.2 inreport
August 14, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,4529.7 inreport
August 14, 2025Cutthroat Trout3,00210.4 inreport
August 14, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,4529.7 inreport
August 14, 2025Cutthroat Trout3,00210.4 inreport
July 31, 2025Cutthroat Trout5,3019 inreport
July 31, 2025Cutthroat Trout5,3019 inreport
July 24, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,55010 inreport
July 24, 2025Cutthroat Trout4,8229.2 inreport
July 24, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,55010 inreport
July 24, 2025Cutthroat Trout4,8229.2 inreport
July 22, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,3649.8 inreport
July 22, 2025Cutthroat Trout4,0619.8 inreport
July 22, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,3649.8 inreport
July 22, 2025Cutthroat Trout4,0619.8 inreport
July 17, 2025Cutthroat Trout3,56810 inreport
July 17, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,19310 inreport
July 17, 2025Cutthroat Trout3,56810 inreport
July 17, 2025Cutthroat Trout1,19310 inreport
September 5, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,82512.4 inreport
September 5, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,82512.4 inreport
August 29, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,04611 inreport
August 29, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,04611 inreport
August 27, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,90610.2 inreport
August 27, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,23910 inreport
August 27, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,90610.2 inreport
August 27, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,23910 inreport
August 22, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,24010 inreport
August 22, 2024Cutthroat Trout4,18510 inreport
August 22, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,24010 inreport
August 22, 2024Cutthroat Trout4,18510 inreport
August 20, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,72010 inreport
August 20, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,72010 inreport
August 14, 2024Cutthroat Trout512 inreport
August 14, 2024Cutthroat Trout512 inreport
August 7, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,30410.2 inreport
August 7, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,30410.2 inreport
July 30, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,50611 inreport
July 30, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,50611 inreport
July 25, 2024Cutthroat Trout88210.9 inreport
July 25, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,38311.3 inreport
July 25, 2024Cutthroat Trout88210.9 inreport
July 25, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,38311.3 inreport
July 23, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,26912 inreport
July 23, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,3949.5 inreport
July 23, 2024Cutthroat Trout2,26912 inreport
July 23, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,3949.5 inreport
July 18, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,7209.7 inreport
July 18, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,7209.7 inreport
July 11, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,2609.7 inreport
July 11, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,09710.4 inreport
July 11, 2024Cutthroat Trout1,2609.7 inreport
July 11, 2024Cutthroat Trout3,09710.4 inreport
August 25, 2023Cutthroat Trout30612 inreport
August 25, 2023Cutthroat Trout30612 inreport
August 23, 2023Cutthroat Trout81012 inreport
August 23, 2023Cutthroat Trout81012 inreport
August 3, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,10010 inreport
August 3, 2023Cutthroat Trout2,78310.2 inreport
August 3, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,10010 inreport
August 3, 2023Cutthroat Trout2,78310.2 inreport
August 2, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,16010 inreport
August 2, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,16010 inreport
July 27, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4569.4 inreport
July 27, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4569.4 inreport
July 25, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4819.4 inreport
July 25, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4819.4 inreport
July 21, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4819.4 inreport
July 21, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4819.4 inreport
July 19, 2023Cutthroat Trout9539.4 inreport
July 19, 2023Cutthroat Trout5589.3 inreport
July 19, 2023Cutthroat Trout9539.4 inreport
July 19, 2023Cutthroat Trout5589.3 inreport
July 18, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4849.3 inreport
July 18, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,4849.3 inreport
July 11, 2023Cutthroat Trout6,3349 inreport
July 11, 2023Cutthroat Trout6,3349 inreport
June 28, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,6889 inreport
June 28, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,6889 inreport
June 1, 2023Cutthroat Trout3,5259 inreport
June 1, 2023Cutthroat Trout3,5259 inreport
August 23, 2022Rainbow Trout2,0459.4 inreport
August 23, 2022Rainbow Trout2,0459.4 inreport
August 18, 2022Cutthroat Trout5,0009.4 inreport
August 18, 2022Cutthroat Trout5,0009.4 inreport
July 23, 2022Cutthroat Trout1,4009.4 inreport
July 23, 2022Cutthroat Trout5,4008.6 inreport
July 23, 2022Cutthroat Trout1,4009.4 inreport
July 23, 2022Cutthroat Trout5,4008.6 inreport
July 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout6,4419.1 inreport
July 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout6,4419.1 inreport
June 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout3,2238.4 inreport
June 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout72510.5 inreport
June 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout3,2238.4 inreport
June 14, 2022Cutthroat Trout72510.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Incline Village, NV
Facilities
restrooms

Sand Harbor, part of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, is on Highway 28 south of Incline Village. It has two wave-protected double boat ramps, and parking fills early on summer weekends. There is no camping at the park.

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

About Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor

Photo of Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor
Blake Everett Carroll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor
Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo of Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor
Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest lakes

Marlette Lake 2.2 mi last stocked September 5, 2023 Hobart Reservoir 3.4 mi last stocked July 2, 2025 Spooner Lake 6.3 mi last stocked July 8, 2025 Wilson Common Pond 6.9 mi last stocked October 1, 2026 Washoe Lake 8.5 mi last stocked May 29, 2025

Camping near Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor's mapped point, nearest first: Mt. Rose Campground (8.1 miles), William Kent Campground (12.9 miles), Zephyr Cove RV & Campground (13.3 miles), and Kaspian Campground (13.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor

Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor is 0.8 miles outside the edge of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor?

Fishing Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor usually means Cutthroat Trout: Cutthroat Trout accounts for 104 of 110 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked August 4, 2026, averaging 10 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 19, 2026, averaging 9.8 in. Lake Trout (Mackinaw), Brown Trout, Kokanee Salmon, and Largemouth Bass, plus 4 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor stocked?

Last stocked August 4, 2026. It is stocked about 22 times a year since 2022, most often in July and August.

How big are the fish stocked at Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor?

Stocked fish average 10 in. Cutthroat Trout average 10 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.8 in.

How do you get on Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor?

The nearest town is Incline Village, NV. Facilities include restrooms. Sand Harbor, part of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, is on Highway 28 south of Incline Village. It has two wave-protected double boat ramps, and parking fills early on summer weekends. There is no camping at the park.

Which lakes near Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor were stocked more recently?

Wilson Common Pond (6.9 mi) was stocked more recently. Wilson Common Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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