Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Hell Hole Reservoir-Rubicon River-180201280203'

Freshwater native and non-native fish species present currently and/or historically, determined from the PISCES database (Feb. 26, 2014).  Some species, such as salmon or steelhead, may no longer be present upstream of dams that lack fish passage.

Yes/No corresponds to California native species

Bluegill

  • Lepomis macrochirus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Bluegill approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Leonard Lake, California Date: 8/6/2008 Photo: Lisa Thompson

Brown Bullhead

  • Ameiurus nebulosus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Brown bullhead. Caught in Seneca County, New York. Photo by Arthur Masloski, January 2009.

Lake Trout

  • Salvelinus namaycush
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Lake trout, captured from Donner Lake on 12/21/2009. Length: 53 cm (21

Sockeye (Kokanee) Salmon

  • Onchorynchus nerka
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Kokanee salmon. Location: Kootenay Lake, BC, Canada, Date: circa 1994, Photo by Lisa Thompson.

Tahoe Sucker

  • Catostomus tahoensis
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Tahoe sucker, adult, approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Date: 7/8/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.