Willow Creek Pond fishing

Willow Creek Pond fishing has Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3.4 times a year since 2022, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

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Last stocked
October 28, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
18
Since 2022
Species recorded
2
Average size
10.3 in
Elevation
5,615.9 ft

Fish at Willow Creek Pond

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last March 11, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 11, 2026 · avg 11 in · 15 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last May 29, 2025 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked May 29, 2025 · avg 5 in · 2 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Willow Creek Pond is stocked

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Spaulding Pond (34.1 mi) and James Kinney Pond (41.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Spaulding Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and James Kinney Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish.

Fish stocked in 2022

4,034

Fish stocked in 2023

2,617

Fish stocked in 2024

3,546

Fish stocked in 2025

4,446

Fish stocked in 2026

526

Stocking history

Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 28, 2026Rainbow Trout1,50510.4 inreport
March 11, 2026Rainbow Trout5269.2 inreport
November 12, 2025Rainbow Trout1,5469.6 inreport
June 16, 2025Rainbow Trout1,3209.8 inreport
May 29, 2025Channel Catfish1,0006 inreport
May 12, 2025Rainbow Trout5809.5 inreport
November 7, 2024Rainbow Trout1,0059.1 inreport
June 5, 2024Rainbow Trout1,0329.9 inreport
May 23, 2024Channel Catfish1,0004 inreport
April 30, 2024Rainbow Trout50910.3 inreport
October 31, 2023Rainbow Trout1,54010.4 inreport
June 21, 2023Rainbow Trout5119.4 inreport
June 21, 2023Rainbow Trout5229 inreport
April 27, 2023Rainbow Trout50413.1 inreport
June 6, 2022Rainbow Trout1,5659.3 inreport
May 2, 2022Rainbow Trout4999.3 inreport
March 29, 2022Rainbow Trout93013.9 inreport
March 2, 2022Rainbow Trout1,04013.4 inreport

Access and facts

NDOW says small boats, kayaks and float tubes can be launched when the water level allows. Aquatic vegetation grows dense in the shallows, and carryover trout hold in the deeper middle of the pond in summer.

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

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Common questions

What fish are at Willow Creek Pond?

Fishing Willow Creek Pond usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 15 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 11, 2026, averaging 11 in. Channel Catfish was last stocked May 29, 2025, averaging 5 in.

When is Willow Creek Pond stocked?

Last stocked October 28, 2026. It is stocked about 3.4 times a year since 2022, most often in May and June.

How big are the fish stocked at Willow Creek Pond?

Stocked fish average 10.3 in. Rainbow Trout average 11 in. Channel Catfish average 5 in.

How do you get on Willow Creek Pond?

NDOW says small boats, kayaks and float tubes can be launched when the water level allows. Aquatic vegetation grows dense in the shallows, and carryover trout hold in the deeper middle of the pond in summer.

Which lakes near Willow Creek Pond were stocked more recently?

Spaulding Pond (34.1 mi) and James Kinney Pond (41.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Spaulding Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and James Kinney Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish.

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