Fly fishing near Carnelian Bay, California

A lone fly angler wades a dark, slow northern river lined with spruce and birch
Photo credit

Fly fishing on the Äkäsjoki river, Finland. Photo: Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

7 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Carnelian Bay, California, in a straight line; the nearest are Truckee River (8 mi), Lake Tahoe (9 mi) and Rubicon River (17 mi).

More about Carnelian Bay

1 fly shop and 2 fly-fishing guides are in Carnelian Bay or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Redding & the Lower Sacramento, 154 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

7 waters near Carnelian Bay

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Truckee RiverFreestone river · 8 mi · Wild Trout Water · live USGS flow
  2. Lake TahoeLake or reservoir · 9 mi
  3. Rubicon RiverTailwater · 17 mi · Wild Trout Water
  4. Truckee RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · live USGS flow
  5. Carson RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · live USGS flow
  6. Upper Truckee RiverFreestone river · 22 mi · Heritage Trout Water · live USGS flow
  7. Gerle Creek Divide ReservoirLake or reservoir · 24 mi · Wild Trout Water

Fly shops nearby

About this

Shops that name Carnelian Bay as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Fly-fishing guides nearby

About this

Guides and outfitters that name Carnelian Bay as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Redding & the Lower Sacramento · 154 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 257985, Placer County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.