Looking for a place to go fishing in Sonoma County?
If you want to go fishing in Sonoma County you’ve come to the right place.
If you’re looking to plan a family fishing trip, teach your son or daughter how to fish for the first time, or want to find a close place to go fishing after work or school — Kyle Kazak has the taken the time to assemble a comprehensive list of places to fish throughout Sonoma County, California.
The Fishing in Sonoma County list includes lakes, ponds, rivers and streams along with details about each location such as surface area, elevation, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) ID and the fish species present.
Fountaingrove Lake Freshwater
- Type: Reservoir (Fountaingrove Dam)
- City: Santa Rosa, CA
- GNIS ID: 1799345
- Area: 33 acres (13 ha)
- Surface elevation: 495′ (151 m)
- Fish: Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Largemouth bass
Lake Ralphine Freshwater
- Type: Reservoir
- City: Santa Rosa, CA
- GNIS ID: 231194
- Area: 19 acres (7.7 ha)
- Surface elevation: 256′ (78 m)
- Fish: Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Carp, Channel catfish, Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout
Lake Sonoma Freshwater
- Type: Reservoir (Warm Springs Dam)
- City: Healdsburg, CA
- GNIS ID: 234892
- Area: 3,600 acres (1,500 ha)
- Surface elevation: 200′ (61 m)
- Fish: Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Channel catfish, Brown bullhead, Redear sunfish
Lucchesi Park Pond Freshwater
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- Type: Reservoir
- City: Petaluma, CA
- GNIS ID: n/a
- Area: 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
- Surface elevation: 36′ (11 m)
- Fish: Black crappie, Brown bullhead, Channel catfish, Common carp, Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Koi carp, Smallmouth bass
Petaluma River Brackish
- Type: Stream
- City: Petaluma, CA
- GNIS ID: 253749
- Area: 5,000 acres (2,023 ha)
- Length: 18 miles (29 km)
- Surface elevation: 332′ (101 m)
- Fish: Black bullhead, Bluegill, Central Coast coho salmon, Common carp, Golden shiner, Green sturgeon, Green sunfish, Heardhead, Inland threespine stickleback, Pacific lamprey, Redear sunfish, River lamprey, Sacramento hitch, Sacramento pikeminnow, Sacramento splittail, Sacramento sucker, Striped bass, Western brook lamprey, Western mosquitofish, White sturgeon
Roberts Lake Freshwater
- Type: Reservoir (Roberts Lake Dam)
- City: Rohnert Park, CA
- GNIS ID: 1799646
- Area: 5 acres (2.0 ha)
- Surface elevation: 98′ (30 m)
- Fish: Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Channel catfish, Common carp, Green sunfish, Koi carp, Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout
Spring Lake Freshwater
- Also known as: Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir (Santa Rosa Creek Dam)
- City: Santa Rosa, CA
- GNIS ID: 232564
- Area: 154 acres (62 ha)
- Surface elevation: 292′ (89 m)
- Fish: Black crappie, Brown bullhead, Channel catfish, Common carp, Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, White crappie