Western Nevada Fish Reports

The aquatic vegetation will make things interesting, but anglers that can get out past the vegetation are catching 14-inch rainbow.

Although the fishing has slowed, anglers continue to catch rainbow trout. The largemouth and spotted bass fishing has started to heat up and anglers fishing off the bottom with worms have reported some chunky bullheads.

The high temps of the day have slowed things down, but as evening approaches the fishing does pick up. Fly anglers are picking up some action on PMD and Little Stones. Try fishing deep with long leaders. Use a drop fly set up with the top fly heavy and the dropper in a size 14 to 18 in caddis pupa or small PMD. Lure fisherman

Fishing is still good as water levels continue to drop.

Fishing has slowed, but shore anglers have had some success in the early morning. Boat fishermen going deep have reported fair to good success on rainbow and brown trout.

Use a canoe or float tube to get away from the aquatic vegetation that chokes the shoreline. Shore anglers can find open water around the dam. Fly fishing remains good on stocked rainbow and tiger trout. Try a midge pattern behind a prince nymph. Lure fisherman have had good luck with black and yellow Panther Martins. Anglers can now use worms or Power Bait.

Although not large, 6 to 12 inches, the fish were abundant and hungry. Some walleye are still being caught. A few anglers are targeting "boils" near shore for 5 to 10 pound wipers that are feeding on the yellow perch young-of-the-year. Fish with lures, flies or bait slow and close to or on the bottom. All parts of the reservoir are good, although the majority

With temperatures still high, evening fishing is your best bet. Fly fisherman have been using damsel patterns and may fly imitations.

Although the fish are on the small size, there is still fair to good fishing for small crappie and yellow perch.

Fishing has slowed to an almost halt, although a few anglers are finding cutthroat trolling down to 25 feet.

Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters and Tahoe Trophy Trout at South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (530-544-6552): I've been very busy. We have been trolling 100-280 feet deep. We locate the fish on the fish finder and then troll in a "Figure Eight" pattern, bouncing the bottom. I've been fishing at Cal-Neva, Dollar Point and Sugar Pine Points. Getting 2-9 fish per trip. ?Į

Gene St. Denis: Fishing 50-200 feet deep at Ski Run Shelf, Camp Richardson and the Tahoe Keys. Trolling with silver Herring Dodger flasher blades and minnows. Bouncing off the bottom in a serpentine pattern. A report of an 18 pound Mack taken on a drifted minnow with 6 pound test line in 140 feet of water. ?Į

Gene St. Denis: A report of a river otter, gorging on the planted rainbows at the Cave Rock Landing, very early one morning last week. ?Į

Todd Sodaro and Chad Machado of the Carson River Resort (877-694-2229): Everyone is catching planter-size fish, on just about everything: Panther/Martin, Roostertail, Mepps, nightcrawlers and Salmon eggs. In the Trophy Section: Great action in the late evening on Caddis flies. ?Į

Dave Kirby: Extremely low water. Fishermen did pretty well drifting Salmon eggs through the deeper holes.