Family Friendly Fishing At Tahoe Trout Farm Lake Tahoe

📍 TAHOE TROUT FARM
🗺 Address: 1023 Blue Lake Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
☎️ Phone: 530-541-1481
🌐 Website: tahoetroutfarm.com
⏰ Hours: Open daily 10 am - 5 pm. Usually, from May to October (Dates and hours of operation may change; we recommend calling ahead to confirm their business hours).
💵 Entry price: $10 bucket fee + they charge by the fish, depending on the length
💶 How much we spent during our visit: $60 ($10 bait fee, $40 for two 13” trout, & $10 tip)
🅿️ Parking: Free street parking
🗓 Reservations: Only required for parties of 8 or more.
⏱ Time spent: 1 hr and 15 mins
👚🧥 Clothing: Check the weather before you go. The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.
👟 Recommend closed-toe shoes. We saw a couple of kids leaving their fishing rods with hooks on the ground.
🎒What we packed: @pipettebaby sunblock, @okeeffescompany lip sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, & water.
🏠⛺️ Where we stayed: Tahoe Valley Campground
🐾 Pet allowed: No, but service dogs are welcome.
Stroller-friendly: Stroller-accessible, but best with all-terrain wheels.
🚽🧼 Restrooms: No toilets, but there is a hand-washing station. Best to use the restroom before arriving. There are plenty of shops in the area if needed. We used our @mytrelino toilet.
📝 What we observed:
• There is no age limit to fish.
• Check-in is mandatory.
• The $10 bucket fee includes the bucket to keep the fish in, bait (salmon eggs and nightcrawlers), a cloth to handle the fish, a bonker to knock out the fish, and a hook remover. A simple rod, line, and hook are provided.
• No fishing license is required.
• There is no catch-and-release fishing. If you catch it, you keep it.
• Must use a net to pull in your catch.
• If you don’t want to keep your paid fish, you may donate it to the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care.
• Bags and packing ice are free of charge. We tipped for the fish cleaning.
• Other services are avaiable: Filleting is $5.00 per fish (if time permits) & vacuum-seal depending on net amount – $10.00 per bag
• We caught our trout using one rod with salmon eggs and the other rod with nightcrawlers.
• The staff, Mike and Jen, were incredible with our kids! We all enjoyed watching the fish cleaning process.
• We used butter, garlic salt, and lemon to cook the fish at our campsite.
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