Spooner Lake fishing

Spooner Lake fishing is stocked with Tiger Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutbow, Brook Trout, and Cutthroat Trout on a reservoir. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022, most often in June and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Tiger Trout and Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

Spooner Lake
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
July 8, 2025
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
16
Since 2022
Species recorded
5
Average size
10.8 in
Elevation
6,976.3 ft

Fish at Spooner Lake

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last July 8, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 8, 2025 · avg 11 in · 7 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last July 1, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 1, 2025 · avg 10.4 in · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last September 14, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked September 14, 2024 · avg 14 in · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Cutbow Stocked · 1 plant · last October 5, 2023

Last stocked October 5, 2023 · avg 9.1 in · 1 plant

Cutbow species guide
Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last September 14, 2024

Last stocked September 14, 2024 · avg 10 in · 1 plant

Cutthroat Trout species guide

How Spooner Lake is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Lake Tahoe – Cave Rock (4.9 mi), Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor (6.3 mi), and Baily Fishing Pond (7.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Tahoe – Cave Rock is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout, and Baily Fishing Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2022

4,612

Fish stocked in 2023

6,890

Fish stocked in 2024

4,369

Fish stocked in 2025

5,012

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 8, 2025Rainbow Trout4999.7 inreport
July 8, 2025Rainbow Trout1,5009.4 inreport
July 1, 2025Tiger Trout3,0139.8 inreport
September 14, 2024Rainbow Trout12614 inreport
September 14, 2024Cutthroat Trout610 inreport
September 14, 2024Brook Trout1414 inreport
June 19, 2024Rainbow Trout20015 inreport
June 4, 2024Rainbow Trout2,0199.2 inreport
June 4, 2024Tiger Trout2,00410.3 inreport
October 5, 2023Cutbow1,2389.1 inreport
October 5, 2023Tiger Trout1,58911.7 inreport
July 25, 2023Tiger Trout3,06810.2 inreport
June 8, 2023Rainbow Trout9959.4 inreport
June 28, 2022Tiger Trout1,50510.4 inreport
June 7, 2022Rainbow Trout1,04410.3 inreport
June 7, 2022Tiger Trout2,0639.7 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Facilities
restrooms

Inside Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, half a mile north of Spooner Summit on Highway 28 (entrance fee). Parking is about 300 yards from the water, down a groomed, moderately sloping trail. A flat 2-mile trail circles the lake. Wade the shoreline or fish from a float tube, canoe or kayak.

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

About Spooner Lake

Photo of Spooner Lake
Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Spooner Lake
Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Spooner Lake
Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

Marlette Lake 4.6 mi last stocked September 5, 2023 Lake Tahoe – Cave Rock 4.9 mi last stocked July 29, 2025 Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor 6.3 mi last stocked August 4, 2026 Hobart Reservoir 6.4 mi last stocked July 2, 2025 Baily Fishing Pond 7.1 mi last stocked October 1, 2026

Camping near Spooner Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Spooner Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Zephyr Cove RV & Campground (7.3 miles), Nevada Beach Campground (9.1 miles), Meeks Bay Resort camping (12.5 miles), Kaspian Campground (13.4 miles), and William Kent Campground (13.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Spooner Lake

Spooner Lake is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

It is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Spooner Lake?

Fishing Spooner Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 7 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Trout and 3 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 8, 2025, averaging 11 in. Tiger Trout was last stocked July 1, 2025, averaging 10.4 in. Brook Trout was last stocked September 14, 2024, averaging 14 in. Cutbow was last stocked October 5, 2023, averaging 9.1 in. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Spooner Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 8, 2025. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2022, most often in June and July.

How big are the fish stocked at Spooner Lake?

Stocked fish average 10.8 in. Rainbow Trout average 11 in. Tiger Trout average 10.4 in. Brook Trout average 14 in. Cutbow average 9.1 in.

How do you get on Spooner Lake?

Facilities include restrooms. Inside Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, half a mile north of Spooner Summit on Highway 28 (entrance fee). Parking is about 300 yards from the water, down a groomed, moderately sloping trail. A flat 2-mile trail circles the lake. Wade the shoreline or fish from a float tube, canoe or kayak.

Which lakes near Spooner Lake were stocked more recently?

Lake Tahoe – Cave Rock (4.9 mi), Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor (6.3 mi), and Baily Fishing Pond (7.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Tahoe – Cave Rock is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout, and Baily Fishing Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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