Donner Lake - Truckee, CA

Lake Information

Fish Species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Mackinaw Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Lahontan Cutthroat



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6 lbs.
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12-2-2023
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11-25-2023
15 lbs.
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11-25-2023
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11-18-2023
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Donner Lake Whoppers

Species Weight Date Report
Mackinaw Trout 25 lbs. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 22 lbs. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 21 lbs. 6-18-2022 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 20 lbs. 3 oz. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 20 lbs. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 20 lbs. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 18 lbs. 11 oz. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 18 lbs. 8 oz. 5-15-2020 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 18 lbs. 1 oz. 11-18-2016 View Report
Mackinaw Trout 18 lbs. 5-15-2020 View Report

Latest Fish Plants

Plant DateSpeciesSourceTotal Pounds
10-16-2023Rainbow TroutCDFW 
9-18-2023Rainbow TroutCDFW 
8-09-2023Rainbow TroutCDFW 
6-25-2023Rainbow TroutCDFW 
6-07-2021Rainbow TroutCDFW 


Latest Fish Reports

Date Report Author
12-2-2023 Nice Donner Lake Rainbow
Pretty slow, but Soleai got a good one... more »		 Shaun Rainsbarger‎
11-25-2023 15 lb. Laker C&R
            Chilly day, but the fish didn't care .   4... more »		 Shaun Rainsbarger‎
11-18-2023 Back on Them
            Almost 12 # today was biggest. I feel... more »		 Shaun Rainsbarger‎
11-12-2023 Donner has been fishing decent from shore for rainbows
Donner has been fishing decent from shore for... more »		 Mountain Hardware & Sports
10-19-2023 Back on the water finally!
Back on the water finally! Truck issues are... more »		 Shaun Rainsbarger‎

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