Western Nevada Fish Reports

George and Carla Molino of the Pyramid Lake Store at (775) 476-0555: The weather is cold but the fishing has been good. Most people are happy but there have been few fishermen. Frog-colored lures have been working the best. George (Cutthroat Charters) got out Saturday. They caught and released about a dozen fish, up to 24 inches.

Valerie, Linda and Patsy at Crosby's Lodge at (775) 476-0400: It has been a pretty good week. We had a 12-pound, 12-ounce Cutt (31 inches) caught on a frog-colored Flatfish lure at the Blockhouse. It was caught by Nick Eastwood but I don't know where he is from. We also had a 10, a 9, two 7's and two 5-pounders turned in. They are catching

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): It is 6 degrees (Monday morning) and I've got a massive wood-burning stove going. The trophy section is clear, cold and slow.

East Carson River Trophy Section: The Trophy Section of the East Carson River, from Hangman's Bridge downstream to the Nevada stateline, is now open, year round, with special restrictions.

Norm Budden, Marty Martinez and Bob McCulloch of Carson City fished mid-week, last week, in their chest waders at the far south end of the lake. McCulloch caught and released 12 cutthroat (his largest was 3-pounds, 4-ounces) (26 inches), Budden caught and released 11, and Martinez got skunked, again. They were using various colored TOR-P-DO lures. ?Į

FLOWS @BOCA 313cfs @FARAD 327 CFS @RENO 262 Fishing on the Truckee has slowed down a bit with recent storm activity but the river is still putting out some nice fish. You'll need to fish slower water to get the best shot at fish that have slowed down their feeding activity while water temperatures are cooler. Fish areas that have a little bit of current flow

Boulder is low, but the fishing is great. While the aquatic vegetation makes things a bit challenging, anglers that can get out past the vegetation are still pulling in 14-inch rainbow.

Substantial fish kill over the summer. Recently stocked and warm water fish still in fair numbers.

No new reports. Angler report fair fishing for rainbow and brown trout in 15 inches in length. Good fishing for smallmouth bass to 8-10 inch inches in length. Dark patterns work the best in the turbid water. Fishing is always good in the stream high numbers of brown trout. Be stealthy when you approach the steam there is no cover.

Chris Healy, Regional Public Information Officer, reports the Truckee is fishing great for whitefish. Chris has been targeting whitefish on the Truckee and has had great success in the Mayberry area. Chris says a gold ribbed hare's ear is the fly to use but you need to drop it off something heavier like a beaded aggravator or large weighted stone fly. Chris reports the heavy

The Carson has not been fishing very well this year due to the flows but some anglers have had some luck near the broken dam in Gardnerville. Try using Casmasters in gold and if fly fishing try a gold ribbed hares ear or a prince nymph in size a 12 to 14.

Closed opens January 1.

Fishing has slowed down due to lowering water temps. Those who are willing to endure the cold may have some action in the late afternoon after things have warmed up. Try using a red throated Mutuka or drifting midges in the wind. Set a strike indicator about 6 feet above the midge and let the wind if any drift the fly.

No Reports.

No new reports.

Closed

Fair to good fishing for small crappie and yellow perch.

No changes. Fishing has slowed but remains good for walleye on the reservoir side of the dam as well as on the downstream side of the Pitt-Taylor Dam. Wiper fishing is sporadic and slow. Yellow perch and channel catchfish are still showing up. Try using yellow crappie jigs also some action on deep diving lures. Try a deep diving Fin Fin and Repala's. Bait fisherman

No report.