Sawmill Pond

We’re gearing up for another year of kids-only fishing at Sawmill Pond! It’s the only fishing experience for kids and only kids 14 years and younger all summer long.

We have been stocking the pond since late April and will continue through early September.  We have a new partner helping to create this wonderful opportunity for the kids, the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe.  The Rotary Club will be working to raise funds for stocking of fish as well as helping to maintain and improve the park.  It’s great to have them on board!

The Optimists will also be holding their Annual Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and this year we are going to have big Cutthroat Trout stocked by the California Fish and Game.  These fish will be coming out of Heenan Lake and will be a perfect chance for the kids to catch one of the few native species of trout from the Lake Tahoe area.

Sawmill Pond is truly for the kids; the adults are only there to help teach. It’s the perfect place to have a picnic while the kid’s fish and the smiles abound.