Yes, there are fish living in and around Davis. If you go fishing, you can catch some. Some are considered pets while others are classified as wildlife. You can even find them (along with other kinds of seafood) in some restaurants. Rivers to Reef has you covered for all your fish needs. Back in the day, Pet cetera was the happening local spot.
Fish You May See Locally
Common Name |
Taxonomic classification |
Habitats |
Siamese Fighting Fish |
(Betta splendens) |
Pet Stores, College Dorms, Residences |
Chinook Salmon |
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) |
Cache Creek, Putah Creek |
Channel Catfish |
(Ictalurus punctatus) |
Cache Creek, Putah Creek, Sacramento River, Stonegate Lake |
Common Carp |
(Cyprinus carpio) |
Arboretum Waterway, Putah Creek, Stonegate Lake |
Sacramento Pikeminnow |
(Ptychocheilus grandis) |
Cache Creek, Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Largemouth Bass |
(Micropterus salmoides) |
Cache Creek, Putah Creek, Sacramento River, Stonegate Lake |
Green Sunfish |
(Lepomis cyanellus) |
Arboretum Waterway, Cache Creek, Ponds, Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Bluegill Sunfish |
(Lepomis macrochirus) |
Cache Creek, Ponds, Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Bigscale Logperch |
(Percina macrolepida) |
Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Western Mosquitofish |
(Gambusia affinis) |
Arboretum Waterway, Cache Creek, Ponds, Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Fathead Minnow |
(Pimephales promelas) |
Arboretum Waterway, Cache Creek, Ponds, Putah Creek, Sacramento River |
Rainbow Trout |
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
Putah Creek |