Lake Tahoe

Best day to fish

The bite over the next days, scored at dusk. Based on the weather forecast, so it is guidance, not guarantees.

Conditions right now

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Updated 2026-08-01 17:01

Best times today

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

Likely catch now (16 species)

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

62% 39% of likely catch

Active through the day, water near its preferred 24 degrees.

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Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

39% 11% of likely catch

Water near its preferred 24 degrees, falling pressure ahead of weather.

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Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

39% 10% of likely catch

Water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.

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Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

37% 9% of likely catch

Water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.

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White Bass

Morone chrysops

30% 5% of likely catch

Active through the day, water near its preferred 24 degrees, off season.

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Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

29% 5% of likely catch

Slow during the day, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.

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Tips right now

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Lake Tahoe is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon.

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