Western Nevada Fish Reports

Bass bite is improving in the south end of the lake. Average smallmouth is 2-1/2 pounds but a five pound largemouth was caught last week. Trout anglers do best trolling 15 feet deep in the middle of the lake. Shore fisherman are having a tough time. Topaz Landing (775) 266-3550

LT the other day, but none today. Maybe they'll kick off strong, maybe they won't. They like a solid week of warm weather, rain today, we'll see what happens. Everything else is on the menu, princes, copper johns, hare's ears, and rubberleggs. Of course the real bugs are out too, or about to come out. As you can see I like fishing attractors this time

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is sponsoring a Kids Learn to Fish Clinic May 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. The clinic is designed for children and is free to all participants. The class is limited to the first 20 who sign up. WHAT: The Kids Learn to Fish Clinic is geared for entry anglers. NDOW instructors will demonstrate basic hook and line setup.

Shoreline anglers struggle to get trout. Boaters do best trolling with flashers/nightcrawlers. Bass bite is picking up. A five pound largemouth was caught Tuesday. Smallmouth and largemouth also are active in the south end. Look for rocky areas. Topaz Landing (775) 266-3550

Not a whole lot has changed since the last report on the Truckee River. We've had a few good days of rain this week, but the river has settled down to it's below normal spring time flows. Clarity is not an issue unless you travel East of Reno. 250 cubes below Truckee, 700 cubes in the Hirsh, a little higher through the canyons, and about

Trout fishing has been slow for shore anglers, but good for boaters who can get to the deeper water. Most trollers get limits trolling 12 to 15 feet deep with flashers and nightcrawlers. Trout average 1-1/2 pounds. Topaz Landing (775) 266-3550

Fishing has been up and down this week, seems like it always is in spring. Sadly, spring flows on the Truckee River looks like they have crested, good news for us now, could be bad news for us later. On a normal year the Truckee would be pretty much un-fishable with this hot weather we've had, now the whole thing is fishing even through Nevada.

By NATE SCHWEBER Published: April 23, 2013 PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. -- For most fishermen a 20-pound trout is a trophy, but for Paiute tribe members and fish biologists here the one Matt Ceccarelli caught was a victory. That Lahontan cutthroat trout he caught last year, a remnant of a strain that is possibly the largest native trout in North America, is the first confirmed catch of a fish

Spring Fever Clinics are back coming this Memorial Day Weekend. Things will be a little different than last year. Last year we tried to cram everything into one clinic, this year, I'll have multiple clinics. Three different clinics on three consecutive days. As always this won't be the way your grandpa fished, but a newer progressive way to fish. Classes will be limited to four