Western Nevada Fish Reports

Ginger Buzzard checked in this morning from Topaz Lodge. We had a very good week for our annual derby. Week 12 was a success. We had 100 fish over 2lbs and 1 tagged fish which was 1lb 14oz and 17 in caught by Caleb Duster of Sacramento Ca. 1st place winner was Gary Nelson of Wellington NV with a 4lb 5oz 23 1/2”  caught off

Captain Bruce Smith checked in today from Pyramid Lake in Sutcliffe, NV. Yesterday afternoon Bruce caught this beautiful 21 pound Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Pelican Point using a #6 black beetle while fly fishing. The fishing has been very good Bruce caught 30 fish yesterday with 2 of them over ten pounds and this one 21 pounder. Most of the fish were

Good morning!!!! Last week we had 81 fish turned in over two pounds and our biggest fish of was caught by Michelle Schalk of Gardnerville, NV with a 4 pounds 5 ounces and 22 inches long. The picture attached is of Michelle. 2nd Place winner was Jeff Porras with a 3 pound 14 ounces and 22.5 inches long also from Gardnerville, NV. The lake is looking great

The tribe is stating that boat use (any type), use at your own risk... SOUTH NETS & SOUTH - NOT OPEN, WARRIOR POINT TO THE NORTH - NOT OPEN.

Last week we had 65 trout over 2lbs and the largest was a 4lb 1oz 22in caught by TJ Harnar of Gardnerville and the 2nd was 3lbs 15oz caught by Ron Triglia of Carson City. The lake is full and looks beautiful. The shore fishing is really doing well a little better than the boaters. Power bait and worms are still the favorite for everybody.

Fishing Guide Han's Moxley checked in today with an update from Lake Tahoe. Han's said, "I would have to say, winter time fishing on Lake Tahoe is awesome. You just have to time it right, between storms!"

Good Morning Anglers! The derby went really well this week despite the wind. We had 80 fish over 2lbs and over all only 2 tagged fish still but there is still a lot out there. The biggest fish of the week was a 4 pound 6 ounce (21 3/4 inches long) caught by Saul Cassio Pions of Reno, NV. The second biggest

The NDOW has been planting trout in Hinkson Slough and North Pond. The  Area will be open on the second Saturday in February. There are some special regulations for the area. I would recommend to go on the Nevada Department of Wildlife web site to learn the size, bag limits and gear restrictions. Also, included in this area is the Fort Church Hill cooling Ponds.

It appears that Washoe Lake is in recovery mode. As you can see from our picture, there is water in Washoe Lake. The drought has taken its toll on the lake which was virtually empty for some time. However, the rainfall this Fall and Winter, combined with snowmelt, has resulted in a lake that is nearly full of water. Washoe Lake was regularly stocked prior to

Last week we had 102 fish over 2lbs and 1 tagged fish. The biggest fish of the week was caught be Steve Nielsen of Gardnerville NV weighing in at 4lbs 2oz 21in long and the 2nd biggest was caught by Travis Moreno of Gardnerville Nv weighing in at 4lbs 21 ½. The water has come up 8ft with all these storms and the fish are beautiful

Fishing Guide Hans Moxley checked in from Lake Tahoe today! Now that was some awesome fishing !!!!! Sure was cold out there with the north wind and freezing temperatures, but we had a blast shivering together Thanks guys !!

During the week regardless of the weather we weighed in 102 fish most over 3lbs still only one tag for the year but there are a lot out there. Look forward to seeing everybody on the lake and have a nice and hopefully sunny week. Last weeks report is the biggest fish of the week was caught by Gary Dykes of Topaz Lake with a 4lb

Spoke this morning to the Tribal Office of Pyramid Lake, and rumors and hearsay about opening soon, are false. NDOT is working on the roads and they are pretty bad. With the incoming storm, even this is causing a delay, of course. The tribe is still looking at 5 - 6 weeks before reopening. We'll keep updating as we check in with them and hear

On opening day the weather cooperated and gave most of us a nice day to fish and bring in the new year. I fished with friend Tom Blotter from Minden. We were on the lake at 6 am and started fishing right at 6:16 am. We trolled with fire tiger and my new favorite pattern of Rapala, a hot steel color. Tom and I long

The above photo is from this morning here in the Hirsch on the Truckee River. The river in the photo is at just about 4,800 cfs. I took a photo on Sunday afternoon at the same spot at 4,800 cfs as well. Late Sunday night the river rose to just over 8,000 cfs. The river is just up over 3,000 cfs right now Monday evening.

Week 2 for the derby had 80 over 2lbs fish turned in and no tagged this week. Not many fisherman on the lake due to the weather but almost all that were caught their limit. The biggest fish of the week was John White of San Jose with 4lbs 2oz 22in long and 2nd biggest was John Hodges of Gardnerville NV with a 3lb 14oz rainbow

We had a successful day, I fished with my friend Tom Blotter from Minden. We caught 19 fish with a few over the two pound range. We also caught something unexpected. A boat! As we were trolling, we went by a fellow angler that was in trouble. His boat motor had stopped working and had only his trolling motor to keep him from crashing into the

WOW !!! Fantastic bite on the fish today What a great way to spend your birthday Thanks so much

If you're looking for something to do on New Year's Day other than sitting on the couch watching football, you should try heading out to the season opener at Topaz Lake. The lake has been closed to fishing since September 30, but it will be open for fishing again on Jan. 1 in one of Nevada's more unique ways to celebrate New Year's Day. "To most