Western Nevada Fish Reports

We headed over to Wilson Common today to try and catch some Rainbow Trout that had been recently stocked. We did see jumpers. The wind had picked up so the conditions were not optimal. I did speak to a gentleman who was fly fishing. He managed to catch a couple trout that he released back into the pond. We made a full lap around the

With the current flows being quite high one will still be fishing the softer water closer to the bank, with flow to it, as trout will not be fighting the higher flows found in the middle of the river. Trout this time of year, and in the situation we’re in, can be found in some shallow water just to avoid the flow and use as

Much better than last week though. 3,900 cubes here in the Hirsch. All last week we were about 5,400 k. So big big difference. Water has dropped about a foot and a half. That drops us below flood stage, but still big water. Normal flows behind the house are like 350-650 cfs. Of course, spring brings big flows, but man, this spring is something else. We’ve

Fishing Guide Mike Nielsen checked in this afternoon with a fishing update from Lake Tahoe. Today we had some nice browns and we kept two for the dinner table.

Still big pumping flows on the Truckee River. Flows have dropped a bit from last week, but the river is still above flood stage. About 4,500 cfs today in the Hirsch. Most of last week it was about 5,500 cfs. Minor flood stage is 4,000 cfs here. Highs were in the 70’s last week, snowing now as I write this. I am catching fish. I have my

Big pumping flows. Lots of water coming out of Lake Tahoe right now into the Truckee River. 2000 k coming out of the lake. Lots of water coming out of everything else too. What you have is about 5,400 cfs here in the Hirsch. Much higher and more dirty down below. Word is that peak flows will happen on May 17th, but I think

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will start releasing Pilot Peak Lahontan cutthroat trout into Truckee area waters to give Sierra Nevada anglers the opportunity to catch some trophy sized trout in a year or two.  Last week CDFW received a shipment of cutthroat trout eggs from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex in Gardnerville, Nevada. This

Today I stopped by Wilson Commons Pond. NDOW recently stocked the pond so I figured I might as well check it out and see if anyone was catching some Rainbow Trout. I ran into Chris from Carson City, NV. He caught his third trout as I was walking up. Chris caught his limits (3 Rainbow Trout). One fish was caught

The NDOW has done something that they haven't done in a very very long time. In a Facebook post they announced. "With the incredibly wet winter the Nevada Department of Wildlife was able to stock trout at Lahontan Reservoir for the first time in over 20 years. This morning 5,500 rainbow trout were stocked on the Churchill County side of the reservoir. Lahontan fish