Fish Species

Fish Species by Watersheds : 'Upper Pine Flat Reservoir-180300100805'

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

Brook Trout

  • Salvelinus fontinalis
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Brook trout, captured in Lassen Creek, Modoc County, CA, on 8 July 2007. Photo by Dave Giordano

Central Valley spring Chinook Salmon

  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Chinook salmon. Spring-run Chinook salmon (female spawner) swimming in Butte Creek, CA on 14 September 2006. Photo - Lisa Thompson, UC Davi

Central Valley Steelhead

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Rainbow trout, 18 cm (7”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/21/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Channel Catfish

  • Ictalurus punctatus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Channel catfish, caught in Nacimiento Reservoir in May 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree.

Kern Brook Lamprey

  • Lampetra hubbsi
  • Yes
  • N / A

Riffle Sculpin

  • Cottus gulosus
  • Yes

  • Thumbnail. Riffle sculpin, side view. Location: South Fork American River. Date: 5 May 2010. Photo by Lisa C. Thompson.

Sockeye (Kokanee) Salmon

  • Onchorynchus nerka
  • No

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

Spotted Bass

  • Micropterus punctulatus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. Spotted bass, juvenile, approximately 7.5 cm (3”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/22/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.

Threadfin Shad

  • Dorosoma petenense
  • No

  • Thumbnail. American shad, head. Caught on the Feather River (Star Bend boat launch) on 4 July 2008. Approximately 20 cm TL. Photo by Brian Currier.

White Catfish

  • Ameiurus catus
  • No

  • Thumbnail. White catfish swimming, approximately 21 cm (6”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California Date: 6/20/2007. Photo by Dave Giordano.